18 Jan 2023
XU RUIBIN v. REPUBLIC OF SERBIA AND OTHERS
- Citation
- [2023] HKCFI 206
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1753/2022
The appeal is dismissed because Hong Kong follows PRC law on state immunity as established in Democratic Republic of Congo v FG Hemisphere Associates, which applies the doctrine of absolute immunity; there was no evidence Serbia waived immunity or submitted to the court's jurisdiction, therefore the claim was properly struck out for lack of jurisdiction.