IDEMITSU CHEMICALS (HONG KONG) CO. LTD V. YANQING LTD AND OTHERS

[2024] HKCFI 1075 Court of First Instance 12 April 2024 • HCA148/2020 • 23 min read

3 cases cited (0 HK, 3 foreign) Cited by 5 cases

Practice Areas

Theft, Fraud & Dishonesty

Judges (1)

Reyes Coram

Counsel (2)

K & L Gates Firm Leon Ho Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (33)

Apogee Trading Limited Defendant Bontel Technology Co., Ltd Defendant Brilliant One Shipping Company Limited Defendant Creaton Holdings Limited Defendant Degrun Industrial International Co., Limited Defendant Empire Glory Corporation Limited Defendant Fulixin Credit Limited Defendant Hai Da Hua Limited Defendant Haiquan Telecommunications Limited Defendant Heyishun Trading Co. Ltd Defendant Hksgy. Limited Defendant Hong Kong Ivps International Limited Defendant Hongkong Eles Trade Limited Defendant Hongkong Hx Teade Co. Limited Defendant Huixiang Co., Limited Defendant Idemitsu Chemicals (Hong Kong) Co., Limited Plaintiff Link World Technology Limited Defendant New Star Trading (International) Limited Defendant Royal Fly Investment Limited Defendant Sky Wealth Food Company Limited Defendant Slx Industrial Limited Defendant Tnp Worldwide Limited Defendant Top Lead Hong Kong Group Limited Defendant Xianhui Trading Co., Limited Defendant Yanqing Limited Defendant Zhigang Trading Co., Limited Defendant Chen Wenhui Defendant Gu Qingyan Defendant Lei Liying Defendant Li Yanyan Defendant Yang Jianhua Defendant Yu Waner Defendant Zhang Chunju Defendant

Case Significance

Idemitsu Chemicals (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd v. Yanqing Ltd and Others [2024] HKCFI 1075 is a Court of First Instance decision from April 2024, falling within the theft, fraud and dishonesty area of practice. It has been cited in later judgments across the Court of Appeal, Court of First Instance and District Court, including Barbara Pui Yung Lynn, The Administratrix of the Estate of Late Mr. Jack Lynn, Deceased v. Yeung Keung Chi and Others [2024] HKCA 742, Shibaura Electronics Hong Kong Co., Ltd v. Microstart Group Ltd and Others [2025] HKCFI 1283, and Chan Ting Ting v. Guo George and Others [2025] HKDC 1928.

What area of law does Idemitsu Chemicals (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd v. Yanqing Ltd and Others fall under ([2024] HKCFI 1075)?

Idemitsu Chemicals (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd v. Yanqing Ltd and Others [2024] HKCFI 1075 is a Court of First Instance decision from April 2024 categorised within theft, fraud and dishonesty, later cited in Barbara Pui Yung Lynn v. Yeung Keung Chi and Others [2024] HKCA 742.

Which later District Court cases cite Idemitsu Chemicals (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd v. Yanqing Ltd and Others ([2024] HKCFI 1075)?

District Court decisions citing Idemitsu Chemicals (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd v. Yanqing Ltd and Others [2024] HKCFI 1075 include Chan Ting Ting v. Guo George and Others [2025] HKDC 1928 and Lanton Nicole Elizabeth v. Shu Wenqin [2025] HKDC 2029.

Cases Cited (3)

UK (1)

[1991] 2 AC 548

HK (2)

(2004) 7 HKCFAR 79 [2023] 4 HKLRD 544

Cited By (5)

[2025] HKDC 2029

LANTON NICOLE ELIZABETH V. SHU WENQIN

[2025] HKDC 1928

CHAN TING TING V. GUO GEORGE AND OTHERS

[2025] HKDC 838

HO LOK YI V. HA OLIVER AND ANOTHER

[2025] HKCFI 1283

SHIBAURA ELECTRONICS HONG KONG CO., LTD V. MICROSTART GROUP LTD AND OTHERS

[2024] HKCA 742

BARBARA PUI YUNG LYNN, THE ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF LATE MR. JACK LYNN, DECEASED V. YEUNG KEUNG CHI AND OTHERS

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 5 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2025] HKDC 1928 District Court

18 November 2025

[2025] HKDC 2029 District Court

5 December 2025

[2025] HKDC 838 District Court

3 June 2025

[2025] HKCFI 1283 Court of First Instance

31 March 2025

[2024] HKCA 742 Court of Appeal

1 August 2024