DUBAI (INTERNATIONAL) DJIBOUTI FZE V. CHINA MERCHANTS PORT HOLDINGS COMPANY LTD

[2025] HKCFI 6332 Court of First Instance 18 December 2025 • HCA504/2025 • 47 min read

32 cases cited (0 HK, 32 foreign)

Practice Areas

Shipping & Admiralty Contract & Commercial Disputes

Judges (1)

Counsel (8)

Deacons Firm Reed Smith Richards Butler LLP Firm Benjamin Yu Counsel Defendant Danny Tang Counsel Defendant Law Man Chung Counsel Defendant Natalie So Counsel Plaintiff Paul Shieh Counsel Plaintiff Sara Tong Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited Defendant Dubai (International) Djibouti Fze Plaintiff

Summary

Dubai (International) Djibouti FZE brought proceedings against China Merchants Port Holdings Company Ltd in a commercial dispute involving international port operations or investment. The case was heard in the Court of First Instance. The court determined the matter.

Statutes Cited

Limitation Ordinance (Cap 347)

Cases Cited (32)

UK (17)

[1897] 1 QB 702 [1932] 1 KB 254 [1952] Ch 646 [1965] 1 QB 232 [1984] 1 WLR 1109 [1998] EWCA Civ 1276 [1999] 1 All ER 400 [2002] EWCA Civ 762 [2003] Ch 182 [2003] EWCA Civ 14 [2008] 1 WLR 748 [2008] 1 WLR 823 [2010] EWHC 1799 [2011] 1 WLR 2290 [2013] EWCA Civ 1466 [2019] EWHC 320 [2023] EWHC 2885

HK (15)

[1986] HKC 78 [1996] 4 HKC 577 [2003] 2 HKC 64 [2007] 3 HKC 74 [2009] 1 HKLRD 35 [2018] HKCFI 380 [2019] 2 HKC 175 [2019] 6 HKC 279 [2020] 2 HKLRD 1320 [2020] 4 HKLRD 222 [2020] HKCFI 1620 [2021] HKCA 1211 [2023] 1 HKC 387 [2023] HKCFI 2995 [2025] HKCFI 483