HOLINAIL H.K. LTD V. MATTHIAS POU AND OTHERS

[2025] HKCFI 1157 Court of First Instance 24 March 2025 • HCA2397/2024 • 32 min read

4 cases cited (0 HK, 4 foreign) Cited by 7 cases

Practice Areas

Contract & Commercial Disputes

Judges (1)

H. Au-Yeung Coram

Counsel (4)

Han Kun Law Offices LLP Firm Ho & Ip Firm Becky Hui Counsel Defendant K. Y. Lo Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (6)

Holinail H.K. Limited Plaintiff Holinail H.K. Ltd Plaintiff Orion Plus Limited Defendant Dai Ming Yan Defendant Matthias Pou Defendant Poon Yim Fong Shirley Defendant

Case Significance

HOLINAIL H.K. LTD V. MATTHIAS POU AND OTHERS [2025] HKCFI 1157 is a Court of First Instance judgment dated 24 March 2025, classified within contract and commercial disputes. The judgment draws on the Court of Appeal's reasoning in CHINA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC (IN LIQUIDATION) AND OTHERS V. WU XIAODONG AND OTHERS [2024] HKCA 310. It has subsequently been cited across a range of Court of First Instance and District Court proceedings, including AENEAS CAPITAL LTD AND OTHERS V. CHEUNG WING TSZ [2025] HKCFI 3949, KISHIN SAMTANI, THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF NARIAN SAMTANI, DECEASED V. CHANDERSEN TIKAMDAS SAMTANI [2025] HKCFI 4526, and CHINA EVERGRANDE GROUP (IN LIQUIDATION) V. HUI KA YAN AND OTHERS [2026] HKCFI 739.

What area of law does HOLINAIL H.K. LTD V. MATTHIAS POU AND OTHERS [2025] HKCFI 1157 fall under?

HOLINAIL H.K. LTD V. MATTHIAS POU AND OTHERS [2025] HKCFI 1157 is a Court of First Instance judgment dated 24 March 2025 classified within contract and commercial disputes, drawing on the Court of Appeal's reasoning in CHINA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC (IN LIQUIDATION) AND OTHERS V. WU XIAODONG AND OTHERS [2024] HKCA 310.

Which later cases cite [2025] HKCFI 1157?

Later Hong Kong judgments citing HOLINAIL H.K. LTD V. MATTHIAS POU AND OTHERS [2025] HKCFI 1157 include AENEAS CAPITAL LTD AND OTHERS V. CHEUNG WING TSZ [2025] HKCFI 3949 and CHINA EVERGRANDE GROUP (IN LIQUIDATION) V. HUI KA YAN AND OTHERS [2026] HKCFI 739.

Statutes Cited

Evidence Ordinance (Cap 8)

s 21

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (4)

UK (1)

[2002] 1 WLR 2810

HK (3)

(2004) 7 HKCFAR 114 [1997] HKLRD 1327 [2024] HKCA 310

Cited By (7)

[2026] HKCFI 3613

CHAN CHU WA AND ANOTHER V. CHAN CHAU FUNG, THE ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF POON SIU CHUN, DECEASED AND OTHERS

[2026] HKCFI 2571

POON LOI CHEUNG DESMOND V. POON LOI TAK

[2026] HKCFI 739

CHINA EVERGRANDE GROUP (IN LIQUIDATION) V. HUI KA YAN AND OTHERS (and 1 other)

[2025] HKDC 1198

OON KIM KOH, THE PERSON APPOINTED TO REPRESENT THE ESTATE OF KOH KIM CHAN, DECEASED V. QUEST INVESTMENTS LTD AND ANOTHER

[2025] HKCFI 4526

KISHIN SAMTANI, THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF NARIAN SAMTANI, DECEASED V. CHANDERSEN TIKAMDAS SAMTANI

[2025] HKCFI 3949

AENEAS CAPITAL LTD AND OTHERS V. CHEUNG WING TSZ

[2025] HKDC 1337

P V. D1 AND ANOTHER

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 7 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2025] HKCFI 4526 Court of First Instance

26 September 2025

[2025] HKDC 1337 District Court

4 August 2025

[2026] HKCFI 3613 Court of First Instance

26 June 2026

[2026] HKCFI 2571 Court of First Instance

6 May 2026

[2026] HKCFI 739 Court of First Instance

3 February 2026

[2025] HKDC 1198 District Court

14 November 2025