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

[2026] HKCFI 1250 Court of First Instance 27 February 2026 • HCMP408/2025; HCMP968/2025 • 61 min read

17 cases cited (1 HK, 16 foreign) Cited by 2 cases

Judges (1)

Counsel (8)

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Firm Howse Williams Firm Kwok Yih & Chan Firm Astina Au Counsel Intervener James Wood Counsel Plaintiff Joshua Chan Counsel Defendant Laurence Li SC Counsel Intervener Sara Tong, SC Counsel Defendant

Statutes Cited

Arbitration Ordinance (Cap 609)

s 20

Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap 159)

s 65

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (17)

SG (1)

[2015] SGCA 57

UK (1)

[2000] 1 WLR 173

HK (15)

[2017] 3 HKLRD 258 [2018] HKCFI 2112 [2019] HKCFI 56 [2020] 3 HKLRD 18 [2020] HKCA 351 [2021] HKCFI 1504 [2021] HKCFI 2436 [2022] 3 HKLRD 316 [2022] HKCA 1199 [2022] HKCA 411 [2022] HKCFI 2768 [2023] HKCFI 644 [2025] HKCFI 4514 [2025] HKCFI 5293 [2025] HKCFI 5974

Cited By (2)

[2026] HKCFI 2746

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

[2026] HKCFI 2578

ASIA-PAC GROUP INVESTMENTS LTD V. ONC LAWYERS (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 2746 Court of First Instance

12 May 2026

[2026] HKCFI 2578 Court of First Instance

5 May 2026