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abuse of processduplicative proceedings
DP World Djibouti FZCO & Ors v China Merchants Port Holdings Co Ltd
[2025] HKCFI 3861
Key Principle
Maintaining substantially overlapping concurrent actions arising out of the same subject matter can amount to an abuse of the court's process under the Henderson v Henderson principle, and the court will distinguish the bringing of two actions against the same defendant for the same cause of action from two overlapping actions involving different defendants or causes of action when deciding whether to strike out for abuse.
Area of Law
procedure
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