RE NANIK DAYARAM

RE NANIK DAYARAM

The court rejected the breach of mandate defence because the 1994 resolutions governed trade accounts and were not displaced by the 1999 mandate which applied to specified banking accounts; the company had held out Pitty Kwok as a single signatory so apparent authority/estoppel bound the company; even if...

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Citation
RE NANIK DAYARAM
Parties
Petitioner: The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited; Debtor: Nanik Dayaram
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
13 June 2013
Case Number
HCB7651/2011
Procedural Posture
Bankruptcy Petition / Judgment Delivered (court of First Instance)
Outcome
Bankruptcy order made; debtor adjudged bankrupt; order nisi for costs in favour of petitioner.
Legal Topics
Breach of Mandate, Apparent Authority, Estoppel, Ultra Vires, Guarantee Enforcement, Cross Claim Malicious Liquidation, Set Off, Admission of Evidence
Source Language
en
Bankruptcy Insolvency Company Law Banking Law Contract (guarantee) Tort (unlawful Means) Breach of Mandate Apparent Authority +6 more

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Parties

The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Petitioner

Nanik Dayaram

Debtor

Procedural Posture

Bankruptcy Petition / Judgment Delivered (court of First Instance)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether loans were made in breach of the company signatory mandate
  2. 2 Whether the debtor has a bona fide defence to the bankruptcy petition
  3. 3 Whether the debtor's cross-claim that appointment of provisional liquidators was malicious/unlawful has substance

Ratio Decidendi

The court rejected the breach of mandate defence because the 1994 resolutions governed trade accounts and were not displaced by the 1999 mandate which applied to specified banking accounts; the company had held out Pitty Kwok as a single signatory so apparent authority/estoppel bound the company; even if transactions were ultra vires the company the guarantor remained liable; realizations and set-off notwithstanding, the debtor admitted an amount remained due and therefore a bankruptcy order was appropriate.

Court Disposition

Bankruptcy order made; debtor adjudged bankrupt; order nisi for costs in favour of petitioner.

Orders

  • Bankruptcy order adjudging Nanik Dayaram bankrupt
  • Order nisi for costs in favour of The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited