HKADJC Service

About HKADJC

Hong Kong Adjudication Centre (HKADJC) provides professional Adjudication services in accordance with the respective domestic and international legal rules applicable. It is committed to providing high-quality Adjudication for any form of commercial disputes in Hong Kong and the international contexts.

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Scope of Services

• Construction Adjudication (for building and construction projects)
• Copyright and Intellectual Property Disputes
• Commercial Contract Adjudication
• Special request from all parties for IDRRMI’s tailor-made Adjudication Services
• Finance and Banking (to be launched at a later stage)
• HKSAR Government supported or supervised Institutional Contractual Adjudication for building and construction projects in Hong Kong.

[Note 1: It includes the Statutory Adjudication as proposed by the Development Bureau for Security of Payment Legislation for Hong Kong to be launched or implemented in future.]

[Note 2: It includes the Contractual Adjudication as proposed by the Development Bureau for the “Spirit of Security of Payment for Hong Kong” to be launched later in 2021 tentatively.]

Application and Case Administration

1. The Claimant shall complete the registration form for HKADJC Adjudication service and pay the non-refundable registration fee (HK$6,000) to "International Dispute Resolution and Risk Management Institute Limited", regardless of the participation of all the parties in the Adjudication Mechanism.
2. The Secretariat of HKADJC would, upon receipt of the application for Adjudication service, end the invitation to contact all the other parties (if required) and encourage other parties to settle the dispute by the Adjudication Mechanism. Other parties should reply in writing about their acceptance to engage in Adjudication within 30 days from the day of notification.
3. 2 Stages Voluntary “Opt-in Features” for use of IDRRMI’s additional service for conversion of Adjudication Decision into a final and binding Arbitration Consent Award for enforcement in Hong Kong, Mainland PRC or worldwide.

All parties using the HKADJC Contractual Adjudication services for Hong Kong and International Contracts shall be advised that they may opt-in for agreement to use IDRRMI’s professional services of conversion of the Adjudication Decision into a final and binding Arbitration Consent Award through IDRRMI’s overall dispute resolution services to support the HKADJC Contractual Adjudication model.

Parties may consider opt-in at the initial stage prior to commencement of Contractual Adjudication.

Or, they may opt-in at a later stage when the Adjudicator’s Decision is rendered and published to the parties.

4. If the parties mutually agree in writing to opt-in for agreement to use IDRRMI’s professional services of conversion of the Adjudication Decision into a final and binding Arbitration Consent Award, the result of the Hong Kong Centre of International Commercial Arbitration (HKCICA) administered Arbitration Consent Award shall be final, binding and legally enforceable in Hong Kong, Mainland PRC and worldwide through the New York Convention.

Note 7: IDRRMI and HKADJC’s “All-in-One” fee scales for use of IDRRMI’s additional services for conversion of Adjudication Decision to a final and binding Arbitration Consent Award for enforcement in Hong Kong, Mainland PRC or worldwide

The all-in-one charges cover the case registration fee, administration fee, case management fee and arbitrator’s fee.  We believe this innovative arrangement will much benefit the parties to achieve a final and binding arbitral award which is enforceable worldwide.

The details of the 4-level charges are as follows:

• Level 1 standard fees for small-scale HK and international adjudication decisions. (Reference: Total Amount of claims and Amount of counter-claims is less than HK$2 million)  Total charges (per party):  HK$3,000 + HK$17,500
• Level 2 standard fees for medium-scale HK and international adjudication decisions. (Reference: Total Amount of claims and Amount of counter-claims is less than HK$20 million) Total charges (per party):  HK$3,000 + HK$75,000 (per party)
• Level 3 standard fees for large-scale or complex HK and international adjudication decisions. (Reference: Total Amount of claims and Amount of counter-claims is less than HK$100 million): Total charges (per party):  HK$3,000 + HK$200,000 (per party)
• Level 4 standard fees for super large scale or very complex HK and international adjudication decisions.  (Reference: Total Amount of claims and Amount of counter-claims is equal or over HK$100 million):Total charges (per party):  HK$3,000 + HK$400,000 (per party)

The above 4-level charges will be decided to take into account:

1. Amount of claims
2. Amount of counter-claims
3. Amount as decided in the Adjudicator's Decision
4. Enforcement required in HK, Mainland PRC, or overseas
5. The number of parties involved.
6. Nature of disputes.
7. Involvement of expert witness(es) in the Adjudication.

5. The Secretariat of HKADJC will remind other parties that if no response is received within the time limit for HKADJC Contractual Adjudication for Hong Kong and International Contracts, the parties will be regarded as rejecting Adjudication.

(Note 8: Except for HKADJC Adjudication Rules for HKSAR Government supported or supervised Institutional Contractual Adjudication for building and construction projects in Hong Kong. For all HKSAR Government supported or supervised Institutional Contractual Adjudication for building and construction projects in Hong Kong, the HKSAR Government suggested time-frames, time-limits for submission, response, adjudication decision etc shall be strictly followed.)