CHAN YUK LUN v. CHAN YING CHIT

CHAN YUK LUN v. CHAN YING CHIT

Refusal to set aside a statutory demand, when it involves an assessment of substantive issues and operates with res judicata to preclude relitigation, falls within O 59 r 21(1)(a) as determining in a summary way the substantive rights of a party; accordingly an appeal lies as of right and leave to appeal is not required. Alternatively, even if leave were required, it would have been refused on the merits.

Citation
CHAN YUK LUN v. CHAN YING CHIT
Parties
Applicant: Applicant; Respondent: Respondent
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
16 December 2014
Case Number
HCSD3/2014
Procedural Posture
Application to Set Aside Statutory Demand; Application for Leave to Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal to Court of Appeal Following Dismissal of Application to Set Aside Statutory Demand
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal dismissed on ground that leave not required; alternatively leave refused on merits
Legal Topics
Statutory Demand, Leave to Appeal, Res Judicata, Interlocutory Vs Final Order, Bankruptcy Petition
Source Language
ET
Bankruptcy Civil Procedure Appeals Statutory Demand Leave to Appeal Res Judicata Interlocutory Vs Final Order Bankruptcy Petition

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Parties

Applicant

Applicant

Respondent

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application to Set Aside Statutory Demand; Application for Leave to Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal to Court of Appeal Following Dismissal of Application to Set Aside Statutory Demand

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether leave to appeal is required to appeal a refusal to set aside a statutory demand
  2. 2 Whether a refusal to set aside a statutory demand determines in a summary way the substantive rights of a party under O 59 r 21(1)(a)
  3. 3 Whether the principle of res judicata precludes relitigation of issues determined on an application to set aside a statutory demand

Ratio Decidendi

Refusal to set aside a statutory demand, when it involves an assessment of substantive issues and operates with res judicata to preclude relitigation, falls within O 59 r 21(1)(a) as determining in a summary way the substantive rights of a party; accordingly an appeal lies as of right and leave to appeal is not required. Alternatively, even if leave were required, it would have been refused on the merits.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal dismissed on ground that leave not required; alternatively leave refused on merits

Orders

  • Application for leave to appeal dismissed
  • Order nisi that there be no order as to costs