Kluwer: Hong Kong Court Upholds SMS-Based Notice of Arbitration Under HKAS Online Arbitration Rules
Published on January 1, 2026
In CCC v AAC [2025] HKCFI 2987 (“Judgment”), the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (Sir William Blair) ("Court") held that service of a Notice of Arbitration was validly issued via a link contained in an SMS message under the Hong Kong Arbitration Society (“HKAS”) Online Arbitration Rules (“Online Rules”). In so doing, the Court upheld the enforcement of an onli