19 Mar 2014
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION v. AISUO OIL GROUP (HONGKONG) LTD
- Citation
- EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION v. AISUO OIL GROUP (HONGKONG) LTD
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA2511/2013
The court was satisfied that service of the relevant papers had been properly effected and that the defendants failed to file any intention to defend or defence; accordingly the court granted final/default judgment for the plaintiff. The registration and use of 'shadow companies' to pass off a plaintiff's trade name or trademark justifies judicial intervention and greater scrutiny of company registrations where incorporation facilitates fraud or crime.