Energyen Corpn v HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd

Subject Matter

ARBITRATION — Jurisdiction — Challenge — Supply contract between claimant and Korean second defendant containing ICC London arbitration clause — Second defendant transferring part of its business to first defendant pursuant to Korean legislation — First defendant commencing arbitration proceedings against claimant and obtaining award — Whether business transfer making first defendant successor to second defendant’s rights and obligations under supply contract and arbitration agreement — Applicable law for determining issue — Whether rules concerning information to be included in request for arbitration creating jurisdictional requirements — Whether rules complied with — ICC Arbitration Rules (2021), art 4(3)(c)(e)

[2025] EWHC 1586 (Comm); [2025] Bus LR 2412; [2025] 1 Lloyd's Rep 615; [2025] WLR(D) 339, KBD