CATHAY INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LTD (Formerly known as “LINFA INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LTD”) 對 TAISHIN INTERNATIONAL BANK CO., LTD., HONG KONG BRANCH (Incorporated in Taiwan with limited liability)
The court refused to exercise its discretion to extend time and refused leave to appeal because the application was 14 days late without explanation and the proposed appeal lacked a reasonable prospect of success and no other factor in the interests of justice justified hearing it; costs were ordered against the...
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- Citation
- [2025] HKDC 1776
- Parties
- Plaintiff: CATHAY INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LIMITED (Formerly known as "LINFA INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LIMITED"); Defendant: Taishin International Bank Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Branch (Incorporated in Taiwan with limited liability)
- Court
- District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Hong Kong
- Judgment Date
- 22 October 2025
- Case Number
- DCCJ4274/2024
- Procedural Posture
- Leave to Appeal Under S63 District Court Ordinance (civil) / Application for Leave to Appeal and Extension of Time Against Interlocutory Order Revoking Disclosure (interlocutory)
- Outcome
- Application for extension of time refused; leave to appeal refused; applicant ordered to pay respondent's costs of the application.
- Legal Topics
- Leave to Appeal, Extension of Time, Disclosure, Striking Out, Bank Account Freezing
- Source Language
- ch
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Parties
CATHAY INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LIMITED (Formerly known as "LINFA INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LIMITED")
Plaintiff
Taishin International Bank Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Branch (Incorporated in Taiwan with limited liability)
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Leave to Appeal Under S63 District Court Ordinance (civil) / Application for Leave to Appeal and Extension of Time Against Interlocutory Order Revoking Disclosure (interlocutory)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether to grant leave to appeal under s63A(2) DCO
- 2 Whether to exercise discretion to extend time for filing the leave application
- 3 Whether the proposed appeal has a reasonable prospect of success
Ratio Decidendi
The court refused to exercise its discretion to extend time and refused leave to appeal because the application was 14 days late without explanation and the proposed appeal lacked a reasonable prospect of success and no other factor in the interests of justice justified hearing it; costs were ordered against the applicant.
Court Disposition
Application for extension of time refused; leave to appeal refused; applicant ordered to pay respondent's costs of the application.
Orders
- The court refuses the applicant's application for extension of time and refuses the application for leave to appeal.
- The applicant shall pay the respondent's costs of this application and related proceedings.
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DCCJ 4274/2024 [2025] HKDC 1776 香港特別行政區 區域法院 民事訴訟2024年第4274號 --------------------- 原告人 CATHAY INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LIMITED (Formerly known as "LINFA INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LIMITED") 及 被告人 Taishin International Bank Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Branch (Incorporated in Taiwan with limited liability) -------------------- 主審法官:區域法院法官梁國安內庭聆訊 聆訊日期:2025年10月2日 判決書日期:2025年10月22日 -------------------- 判決書 --------------------- 本席於2025年6月25日作出命令(下稱「該命令」),撤銷原告人的文件披露申請及暫緩訟費執行申請。 原告人於2025年7月24日根據區域法院條例(香港法例第336章)第63條提出傳票,就該命令申請上訴許可。 在審訊當日,原告人在庭上澄清,他只是就文件披露申請的命令作出上訴。 案件背景 簡單而言,原告人聲稱被告人錯誤地凍結其美元儲蓄戶口,令其蒙受損失。 就被告人申請剔除原告人的申索,區域法院暫委法官王振強已於2025年5月2日頒下判決書,以申索瑣碎無聊,沒有基礎和合理性勝算等等原因剔除被告人的所有申請,及要求原告人支付被告人訟費。 原告人於2025年5月15日就該判決提出上訴許可申請,也分別於6月10日及6月20日提出傳票,作出暫緩訟費執行申請及文件披露申請。 本席處理後兩者申請,於2025年6月25日作出該命令。對於前者申請,暫委法官王振強(「原審法官」)也於2025年9月10日頒下判決書,拒絕上訴許可申請。 法律原則 區域法院條例第63 A (2)條列出: 聆訊有關上訴許可申請的法官...除非信納 - a)有關上訴有合理機會得值;或 b)有其他有利於秉行公正的理由,因而該上訴應進行聆訊, 否則不得批予上訴許可。 而「有合理機會得直」,是指上訴得直的機會必須為 「合理」,擬提出的上訴不能是「毫無理據」 的,但無需達致「相當可能」 得直。 另外,區域法院規則第58號命令第2 (4) (c) 條規則規定,上訴許可的申請必須在該非正審判決,命令或決定的日期起計14天向有關法官提出。 原告人的申請是逾期14天,就法庭考慮是否行使其酌情權決定批准逾期上訴許可申請時,有關考慮因素包括:延誤的長短,延誤的理由,擬上訴的成功機會,及延期對答辯人的不利(但即使沒有不利,並不等於應該延展時限)。 法庭的考慮 首先,就原告人申請逾期,法庭考慮到遲了14天不是最嚴重,但原告人沒有就這提出任何證據和解釋。 但最重要的是,法庭無論是考慮容許逾期申請,或者是考慮批准上訴許可申請本身,都要考慮擬上訴的成功機會。 根據原告人的傳票,原告人提出上訴的理據,是: 「因原審法官在程序不公(未處理金管局指引7.26條),法律錯誤(忽略Tam Sze Leung 案),與公共利益(金融管理系統性爭議)上存在有錯誤而提出上訴申請,請求撤銷原判並發還重審....」 這些理據,及原告人的非宗教式誓詞中的「上訴理據陳述書」,是和原審法官的剔除判決有關,完全與本席的撤銷文件披露申請沒有關係。 本席在2025年6月25日聆訊中也清楚解釋撤銷文件披露申請的理由,包括被告人沒有提交任何證據,顯示文件是否存在,文件與本案有任何關係,及在本案已被剔除情況下,有什麼合理理據需要作文件披露申請。 因此,本席認為原告人有關上訴沒有合理機會得直,更加沒有其他有利於秉行公正的原因,應該進行上訴聆訊。本席判決不會行使酌情權批准原告人逾期申請,也拒絕原告人的上訴許可申請。 訟費方面,本席判決原告人須支付被告人本申請及本申請衍生的訟費,被告人須於本判決的21日內存檔及送達一份簡易訟費清單,原告人須於之後的21日內存檔及送達一份簡易反對清單,法庭以書面形式和簡易程序評定訟費。 ( 梁國安 ) 區域法院法官 原告人:沒有律師代表,並親自應訟 被告人:由余陳楊律師行轉聘李道晴大律師代表