BAYNARD LTD v. TAM PAK HO

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
Landlord and Tenant Civil Procedure Appeal Summary Judgment Leave to Appeal Intervention Costs

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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)

  1. 1 whether leave to appeal should be granted
  2. 2 whether the intervener is the true occupier of the property
  3. 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.