Is The Scope Of Arbitration Agreement In Shareholders’ Agreement Wide Enough? Lessons On Drafting From A Hong Kong Case
Introduction In the recent Hong Kong decision of Dickson Holdings Enterprise Co Ltd v. Moravia CV and Others [2019] HKCFI 1424, the court considered whether the arbitration agreement contained in the parties’ shareholders’ agreement covered disputes arising from any affairs of the company. As elaborated below, the decision is instructive for how similar arbitration agreements…