Hong Kong Court of Appeal upholds Arbitration Ordinance limits on rights of appeal | Practical Law
In China International Fund Ltd v Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers (HK) Ltd v Secretary for Justice (unrep, 12/08/2015, HCMP 2472/2014), the Hong Kong Court of Appeal considered a challenge to the constitutionality of section 81(4) of the Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 609), under which a party who wishes to appeal a Court of First Instance (CFI) decision on setting aside an arbitral award must obtain leave to appeal from the CFI.