唐仁義 對 泰穗貿易有限公司

唐仁義 對 泰穗貿易有限公司

Leave to appeal was refused because (a) the leave application was timely once the legal aid suspension was excluded from the time limit, and (b) there was no arguable appeal with a real prospect of success: the trial judge's factual findings that the 2013 deposit had been effectively transferred and that the parties...

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Citation
[2021] HKCA 628
Parties
Applicant: 唐仁義; Respondent: 泰穗貿易有限公司
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
7 May 2021
Case Number
CAMP242/2020
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Appeal / Permission Stage (court of Appeal)
Outcome
application for leave to appeal refused
Legal Topics
Security Deposit, Assignment of Lease, Leave to Appeal, Evidence, Credibility
Source Language
ch
Landlord and Tenant Contract Civil Procedure Appeals Security Deposit Assignment of Lease Leave to Appeal Evidence +1 more

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Parties

唐仁義

Applicant

泰穗貿易有限公司

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Appeal / Permission Stage (court of Appeal)

  1. 1 whether the HK$100,000 deposit under the 2013 lease was transferred to subsequent leases or remained payable to the applicant
  2. 2 whether the application for leave to appeal was filed within time taking into account suspension for legal aid
  3. 3 whether there is an arguable appeal with a real prospect of success

Ratio Decidendi

Leave to appeal was refused because (a) the leave application was timely once the legal aid suspension was excluded from the time limit, and (b) there was no arguable appeal with a real prospect of success: the trial judge's factual findings that the 2013 deposit had been effectively transferred and that the parties acted consistently with that transfer were not shown to be wrong, the applicant's new assertions were not raised at trial and conflicted with objective conduct, and the alleged forgery was irrelevant to the outcome.

Court Disposition

application for leave to appeal refused

Orders

  • Refused permission to appeal the District Court judgment dated 11 June 2020
  • Vacated the applicant's summons dated 16 December 2020