The relationship between cheques (and other bills of exchange) and arbitration clauses
By EsqSocial Corporation 30/12/20
In T v W (HCA 366/2020, [2020] HKCFI 2918), the Hong Kong Court of First Instance considered the interesting question of whether a claim made on a dishonoured cheque was caught by and fell within the application of an arbitration clause in the underlying loan agreement in respect of which the cheque was issued. The Loan Agreement and the Cheque - On 22 March 2019, the Plaintiff (as the lender) and the Defendant (as the borrower) entered into an agreement for a loan of HK$5 million with...
By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner