Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Unfair competition

Legal area

Court

6 Aug 2024

BIOZEAL, LLC AND ANOTHER v. NATURE\'S STORY CO LTD AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2024] HKCFI 2045
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCIP34/2021

Costs of the Forum Application are reserved and to be in the cause because the consent Interim Stay is a case management measure, not the permanent relief sought, and the appropriate allocation of costs should await the outcome of the relevant Mainland proceedings and any partial successes on distinct marks.
20 Dec 2019

DP WORLD DJIBOUTI FZCO AND OTHERS v. CHINA MERCHANTS PORT HOLDINGS CO LTD

Citation

[2019] HKCFI 3104
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA1951/2018

Defendant's application to stay was dismissed because it failed to establish that Djibouti was clearly or distinctly the more appropriate forum; Hong Kong has the most real and substantial connection overall (service, decision‑makers, documentary evidence, governing law links) and Plaintiffs would suffer a real juridical disadvantage if trial were in Djibouti (notably inability to secure key witness Boreh and credible risk of unfair treatment), outweighing advantages of Djibouti forum for certain discrete issues (eg authority of administrator).