SOREMI INVESTMENTS LTD V. CHINA NATIONAL GOLD GROUP HONG KONG LTD AND ANOTHER

[2025] HKCFI 4514 Court of First Instance 26 September 2025 • HCA797/2025 • 19 min read

10 cases cited (0 HK, 10 foreign) Cited by 3 cases

Judges (1)

Counsel (4)

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Firm Karas So LLP Firm Charles Manzoni Counsel Plaintiff Simon Chapman Counsel Defendant

Parties (4)

China National Gold Group Co., Ltd Defendant China National Gold Group Hong Kong Limited Defendant China National Gold Group Hong Kong Ltd Defendant Soremi Investments Ltd Plaintiff

Case Significance

Soremi Investments Ltd v. China National Gold Group Hong Kong Ltd and Another [2025] HKCFI 4514 was decided by the Court of First Instance on 26 September 2025. It cites CNG v. G and Another [2024] HKCFI 575. The matter continued before the Court of First Instance as Soremi Investments Ltd v. China National Gold Group Hong Kong Ltd and Another [2025] HKCFI 4768 and [2025] HKCFI 6417, and was separately cited in Cosimo Borrelli and Others v. Herbert Smith Freehills (A Firm) (and 1 other) [2026] HKCFI 1250.

What earlier case does Soremi Investments Ltd v. China National Gold Group Hong Kong Ltd and Another cite ([2025] HKCFI 4514)?

Soremi Investments Ltd v. China National Gold Group Hong Kong Ltd and Another [2025] HKCFI 4514 cites CNG v. G and Another [2024] HKCFI 575, an earlier Court of First Instance decision.

Statutes Cited

Arbitration Ordinance (Cap 609)

s 20(1)

Cases Cited (10)

UK (2)

[1998] 1 WLR 896 [2024] EWHC 1532

AU (1)

[2002] NSWSC 896

HK (7)

(1999) 2 HKCFAR 279 (2001) 4 HKCFAR 381 [2017] 3 HKLRD 258 [2019] 1 HKLRD 589 [2021] HKCA 639 [2024] 2 HKLRD 152 [2024] HKCFI 575

Cited By (3)

[2026] HKCFI 1250

COSIMO BORRELLI AND OTHERS V. HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS (A FIRM) (and 1 other)

[2025] HKCFI 6417

SOREMI INVESTMENTS LTD V. CHINA NATIONAL GOLD GROUP HONG KONG LTD AND ANOTHER

[2025] HKCFI 4768

SOREMI INVESTMENTS LTD V. CHINA NATIONAL GOLD GROUP HONG KONG LTD AND ANOTHER

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 3 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2026] HKCFI 1250 Court of First Instance

27 February 2026

[2025] HKCFI 6417 Court of First Instance

24 December 2025

[2025] HKCFI 4768 Court of First Instance

9 October 2025