CHONG FAI TING FRED v. SZE KAI LUNG AND ANOTHER

CHONG FAI TING FRED v. SZE KAI LUNG AND ANOTHER

The judge formed a preliminary view that D1 had not demonstrated reasonable prospects of success because of inconsistencies in his evidence and contemporaneous documents, and his assertions about irreparable prejudice from forced sale of artefacts were bare, unparticularised and unsupported; therefore the stay was refused.

Citation
[2019] HKCFI 2503
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
19 September 2019
Case Number
HCA2007/2018
Procedural Posture
Civil Debt/loan Claim / Application for Stay of Execution Pending Appeal After Summary Judgment
Outcome
Application for stay of execution refused
Legal Topics
Summary Judgment, Stay of Execution, Nugatory Appeal, Costs
Source Language
EN

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Procedural Posture

Civil Debt/loan Claim / Application for Stay of Execution Pending Appeal After Summary Judgment

  1. 1 Whether to grant a stay of execution pending appeal
  2. 2 Whether the appellant has reasonable prospects of success on appeal
  3. 3 Whether absence of a stay would render the appeal nugatory

Ratio Decidendi

The judge formed a preliminary view that D1 had not demonstrated reasonable prospects of success because of inconsistencies in his evidence and contemporaneous documents, and his assertions about irreparable prejudice from forced sale of artefacts were bare, unparticularised and unsupported; therefore the stay was refused.

Court Disposition

Application for stay of execution refused

Orders

  • Stay of execution pending appeal refused
  • D1 to pay Plaintiff's costs assessed summarily at HK$15,000 to be paid within 14 days