 was recently a guest speaker at the Hong Kong Trustees’ Association 35

 Anniversary Conference titled “35 years of Transformation in the Hong Kong Trust Industry”, where he addressed recent jurisprudential developments in the private wealth and trust sphere and practical perspectives on common issues encountered by trustees in the administration of trust.

Special thanks to the Hong Kong Trustees’ Association for the invitation and organisation of the event.

 [2026] HKCFI 3169, Mimmie Chan J addressed the application of a Canadian bank (“Bank”) to stay, or set aside, an enforcement order of a €30 million LCIA arbitral award (“Award”) on the ground of public policy.

The Bank argued that payment to the award creditor, a Russian commodities company (“Company”), would expose the Bank and its employees to criminal prosecution under Canadian sanctions laws.

The judgment offers notable guidance on how the Court balances arbitral finality against the complexities of sanctions compliance.

In refusing to stay or set aside the enforcement order, Mimmie Chan J reaffirmed the narrow remit of the public policy ground in resisting court enforcement of arbitral awards, holding that:

, instructed by Georgiou Partnership LLP, acted for the Company.

, instructed by Ashurst Hong Kong, acted for the Bank.

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