COSIMO BORRELLI AND OTHERS V. LINKLATERS (A FIRM)

[2025] HKCFI 5293 Court of First Instance 5 November 2025 • HCMP410/2025 • 34 min read

22 cases cited (0 HK, 22 foreign) Cited by 2 cases

Outcome

Application dismissed

The application was dismissed at first instance by Wright J, whose decision was reversed by the Court of Appeal.

Source: [2025] HKCFI 5293, Court of First Instance, decided 5 November 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (1)

Harris Coram

Counsel (5)

DLA Piper Hong Kong Firm Kwok Yih & Chan Firm James Wood Counsel Plaintiff Leon Guo Counsel Intervener Norman Nip Counsel Intervener

Parties (2)

Cosimo Borrelli Plaintiff Linklaters (A Firm) Defendant

Statutes Cited

Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap 159)

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (22)

UK (12)

[1988] 1 WLR 1113 [1991] 1 WLR 753 [1996] AC 487 [1999] 3 All ER 154 [2003] 2 AC 736 [2003] 3 WLR 859 [2008] EWHC 1784 [2011] EWCA Civ 1089 [2011] EWHC 1686 [2015] EWHC 262 [2017] EWHC 1014 [2021] EWCA Civ 978

AU (1)

[1999] QCA 524

MY (1)

[1969] 2 MLJ 52

HK (8)

(2013) 16 HKCFAR 539 [2000] 3 HKLRD 351 [2003] 1 HKC 549 [2012] 2 HKLRD 701 [2023] HKCFI 1279 [2024] 2 HKLRD 152 [2024] HKCFI 575 [2025] HKCFI 3598

Cited By (2)

[2026] HKCFI 1250

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

[2025] HKCFI 5974

GLADIUS LTD AND ANOTHER V. TANNER DE WITT (A FIRM)

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 2 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 5974 Court of First Instance

19 November 2025