BAYNARD LTD v. TAM PAK HO
Leave to appeal was refused because the intervener failed to identify any arguable grounds of appeal or a reasonable prospect of success; his position was legally untenable and insufficient to justify the matter being heard by the appellate court.
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- Citation
- BAYNARD LTD v. TAM PAK HO
- Parties
- Plaintiff: BAYNARD LIMITED; Defendant: TAM PAK HO; Intervener: 壬旺上
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Jurisdiction
- Hong Kong
- Judgment Date
- 31 May 2017
- Case Number
- HCMP729/2017
- Procedural Posture
- Application for Leave to Appeal From District Court Summary Judgment in a Landlord and Tenant Dispute / Leave to Appeal Application to the Court of Appeal (appellate Division of the High Court)
- Outcome
- Leave to appeal refused; the intervener's 28 March 2017 summons for leave set aside.
- Legal Topics
- Summary Judgment, Leave to Appeal, Intervention, Costs
- Source Language
- ch
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Parties
BAYNARD LIMITED
Plaintiff
TAM PAK HO
Defendant
壬旺上
Intervener
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Appeal From District Court Summary Judgment in a Landlord and Tenant Dispute / Leave to Appeal Application to the Court of Appeal (appellate Division of the High Court)
Legal Issues
- 1 whether leave to appeal should be granted
- 2 whether the intervener is the true occupier of the property
- 3 whether the intervener raised any arguable defence to the plaintiff's summary judgment application
Ratio Decidendi
Leave to appeal was refused because the intervener failed to identify any arguable grounds of appeal or a reasonable prospect of success; his position was legally untenable and insufficient to justify the matter being heard by the appellate court.
Court Disposition
Leave to appeal refused; the intervener's 28 March 2017 summons for leave set aside.
Orders
- Leave to appeal refused.
- Intervener's 28 March 2017 summons set aside.
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