數碼科技管理有限公司 對 佳定物業管理有限公司

數碼科技管理有限公司 對 佳定物業管理有限公司

Court found defendant had adduced credible evidence that the plaintiff company, a HKD100 paid-up company owned through offshore entities, had no demonstrable trading activity, had refused repeated requests to disclose financial records and had provided an inaccurate registered address; plaintiff failed to prove the...

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Citation
[2025] HKDC 2178
Parties
Plaintiff: 數碼科技管理有限公司; Defendant: 佳定物業管理有限公司
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
29 December 2025
Case Number
DCCJ4228/2022
Procedural Posture
Security for Costs Application / Interlocutory (pre Trial)
Outcome
application granted in part; security for costs ordered
Legal Topics
Security for Costs, Companies Ordinance S905, Service and Address Misstatement, Nominal Plaintiff, Delay and Case Management, Discretionary Relief
Source Language
ch
Civil Procedure Company Law Contract Law Costs and Litigation Funding Property Law Security for Costs Companies Ordinance S905 Service and Address Misstatement +3 more

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Parties

數碼科技管理有限公司

Plaintiff

佳定物業管理有限公司

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Security for Costs Application / Interlocutory (pre Trial)

  1. 1 Whether the court should order security for costs under Companies Ordinance s905 and Order 23 of the District Court Rules
  2. 2 Whether the plaintiff's address omission/misstatement in the writ justifies ordering security under Order 23(1)(c)
  3. 3 Whether the plaintiff is a nominal plaintiff acting for the benefit of another

Ratio Decidendi

Court found defendant had adduced credible evidence that the plaintiff company, a HKD100 paid-up company owned through offshore entities, had no demonstrable trading activity, had refused repeated requests to disclose financial records and had provided an inaccurate registered address; plaintiff failed to prove the address omission was innocent. Although the application was late and some delay was attributable to the timing of a prior striking-out order, the judge exercised discretion to grant security after weighing prejudice and reduced the quantum to reflect delay. Accordingly the threshold under s905/Order 23 was met and an order for security for costs in the reduced sum was made,...

Court Disposition

application granted in part; security for costs ordered

Orders

  • Plaintiff must pay into court security for costs of HKD218,250 within 28 days or the plaintiff's claim will be struck out immediately without further order
  • If the claim is struck out pursuant to non-payment, the scheduled trial (5 May 2026) is stayed and the plaintiff will be ordered to pay the defendant's costs of the action