智友集團有限公司及另一人 對 張健華

智友集團有限公司及另一人 對 張健華

The Court held the 2014 board and shareholders resolutions validly authorized the companies and Mr Li to commence and conduct this litigation; the ND2A entries were false and properly deleted under s42(4); procedural challenges to the 2014 resolutions failed (quorum and filing objections did not invalidate...

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Citation
[2018] HKCA 581
Parties
First Plaintiff: Cheer Holdings Limited (智友集團有限公司); Second Plaintiff: Hong Kong Treasure Int’l Limited (香港豐裕國際有限公司); Defendant: Cheung Kin Wah (張健華)
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
10 September 2018
Case Number
CACV71/2018
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Companies Ordinance S42 Deletion of Register Entries, Validity of Director Appointment, Authority to Commence Litigation, Removal of False Entries From Companies Register, Quorum and Validity of Corporate Meetings
Source Language
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Company Law Civil Procedure Injunctions Companies Ordinance S42 Deletion of Register Entries Validity of Director Appointment Authority to Commence Litigation Removal of False Entries From Companies Register Quorum and Validity of Corporate Meetings

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Parties

Cheer Holdings Limited (智友集團有限公司)

First Plaintiff

Hong Kong Treasure Int’l Limited (香港豐裕國際有限公司)

Second Plaintiff

Cheung Kin Wah (張健華)

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the companies were authorized to commence the proceedings
  2. 2 Whether the 8 July 2017 shareholders’/directors’ meetings and resultant ND2A filings were valid
  3. 3 Whether the ND2A forms should be deleted under Companies Ordinance s42(4)

Ratio Decidendi

The Court held the 2014 board and shareholders resolutions validly authorized the companies and Mr Li to commence and conduct this litigation; the ND2A entries were false and properly deleted under s42(4); procedural challenges to the 2014 resolutions failed (quorum and filing objections did not invalidate appointments); accordingly the appeal was dismissed and costs awarded.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed
  • The trial court’s orders confirmed including deletion of the two ND2A forms from the Companies Register