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Tongcheng Travel Holdings Limited v OOO Securities (HK) Group Limited

[2024] HKCFI 2710
JurisdictionHong Kong
CourtHK Court of First Instance
Year2024
StatusBinding authority

Summary

A default judgment may be set aside where the dispute falls within an applicable arbitration clause requiring the matter to be referred to arbitration.

Key Principle

Default judgments may be set aside on arbitration grounds where there is an applicable arbitration clause.

Area of Law

arbitration

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