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Hebei Import & Export Corp v Polytek Engineering Co Ltd

(1999) 2 HKCFAR 111; FACV No. 10 of 1998
JurisdictionHong Kong
CourtHong Kong Court of Final Appeal
Year1999
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Enforcement of a Convention / foreign arbitral award may be refused on public-policy grounds only where enforcement would violate the most basic notions of morality and justice; and a party who fails to raise an objection before the supervisory court of the seat may be estopped from relying on it at the enforcement stage by its duty of good faith.

Area of Law

Civil Procedure, Conflicts & Arbitration

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