RE SILVER BASE GROUP HOLDINGS LTD

RE SILVER BASE GROUP HOLDINGS LTD

Where jurisdictional questions arise in relation to a foreign incorporated company and parallel foreign insolvency steps are in progress, the court will adjourn the petition and grant directions for filing evidence and submissions rather than proceed without full material establishing the three core jurisdictional...

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Citation
[2022] HKCFI 1241
Parties
Petitioner: Wang Jianfei; Company/respondent: Silver Base Group Holdings Limited; Supporting Creditors: Wang Qi & 王建東; Supporting Creditor: Brender Services Limited; Supporting Creditor: Zhao Hong Li; Supporting Creditor: Huang Zeming; Supporting Creditor: Crosby Securities Limited; Official Receiver: Official Receiver
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
5 May 2022
Case Number
HCCW385/2021
Procedural Posture
Companies Winding Up Proceedings / Interlocutory Hearing; Adjourned for Substantive Hearing and Directions
Outcome
Petition adjourned for substantive argument and directions; leave granted for specified filings; costs reserved.
Legal Topics
Winding Up, Jurisdiction Over Foreign Incorporated Company, Provisional Liquidators, Adjournment, Leave to File Evidence Out of Time
Source Language
en
Company Law Insolvency Private International Law Civil Procedure Winding Up Jurisdiction Over Foreign Incorporated Company Provisional Liquidators Adjournment +1 more

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Parties

Wang Jianfei

Petitioner

Silver Base Group Holdings Limited

Company/respondent

Wang Qi & 王建東

Supporting Creditors

Brender Services Limited

Supporting Creditor

Zhao Hong Li

Supporting Creditor

Huang Zeming

Supporting Creditor

Crosby Securities Limited

Supporting Creditor

Official Receiver

Official Receiver

Procedural Posture

Companies Winding Up Proceedings / Interlocutory Hearing; Adjourned for Substantive Hearing and Directions

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Hong Kong court has jurisdiction to wind up a Cayman Islands incorporated company
  2. 2 Whether the three core requirements for exercising jurisdiction over a foreign incorporated company are satisfied
  3. 3 Whether to permit late filing of evidence and whether to adjourn the petition in light of parallel Cayman proceedings

Ratio Decidendi

Where jurisdictional questions arise in relation to a foreign incorporated company and parallel foreign insolvency steps are in progress, the court will adjourn the petition and grant directions for filing evidence and submissions rather than proceed without full material establishing the three core jurisdictional requirements; leave to file further evidence may be given and costs reserved.

Court Disposition

Petition adjourned for substantive argument and directions; leave granted for specified filings; costs reserved.

Orders

  • Petition adjourned to 27 July 2022 at 10:00am for substantive argument
  • Company granted leave to file further evidence in opposition and to update the court on restructuring by 4:30pm on 6 July 2022