CHU SYMON HIN WING CHU YUM KO DANIEL(朱蔭高)and CHU HUM HONG(朱蔭康) as managers of CHU NAM YUN (OR YUEN)(朱南園)suing on behalf of all members of CHU NAM YUN (OR YUEN)(朱南園) 對 潘家駿

CHU SYMON HIN WING CHU YUM KO DANIEL(朱蔭高)and CHU HUM HONG(朱蔭康) as managers of CHU NAM YUN (OR YUEN)(朱南園)suing on behalf of all members of CHU NAM YUN (OR YUEN)(朱南園) 對 潘家駿

The possession order was a regular order and service on the occupier was effective and known to the defendant; the defendant failed to produce credible, substantive evidence of a tenancy or of actual or ostensible authority by the alleged agent to let the land, and therefore had no real prospect of success or...

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Citation
[2024] HKDC 505
Parties
Plaintiff: Chu Nam Yun (represented by managers Chu Symon Hin Wing, Chu Yum Ko Daniel and Chu Hum Hong); Second Defendant: Pan Ka Kwan (潘家駿)
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
5 April 2024
Case Number
DCMP4484/2021
Procedural Posture
Order 113 Application for Recovery of Possession (land) / Appeal Against Registrar's Order Setting Aside Possession Order (rehearing on Appeal)
Outcome
Appeal allowed; registrar's order dated 27 December 2023 setting aside the possession order rescinded; defendant's summons dated 18 July 2023 dismissed.
Legal Topics
Order 113, Possession Recovery, Service of Process, Setting Aside Orders, Default Judgment Standard, Agency/authority, Tenancy, Adverse Possession
Source Language
ch
Civil Procedure Property/land Law Civil Appeals Order 113 Possession Recovery Service of Process Setting Aside Orders Default Judgment Standard +3 more

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Parties

Chu Nam Yun (represented by managers Chu Symon Hin Wing, Chu Yum Ko Daniel and Chu Hum Hong)

Plaintiff

Pan Ka Kwan (潘家駿)

Second Defendant

Procedural Posture

Order 113 Application for Recovery of Possession (land) / Appeal Against Registrar's Order Setting Aside Possession Order (rehearing on Appeal)

  1. 1 Whether the possession order dated 3 May 2022 was a regular order
  2. 2 Whether service of court documents on the occupier was regular and effective
  3. 3 Whether the second defendant has a real prospect of success/triable issue on tenancy or authority to occupy

Ratio Decidendi

The possession order was a regular order and service on the occupier was effective and known to the defendant; the defendant failed to produce credible, substantive evidence of a tenancy or of actual or ostensible authority by the alleged agent to let the land, and therefore had no real prospect of success or triable issue; the registrar’s order setting aside the possession order was wrongly made and was rescinded.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed; registrar's order dated 27 December 2023 setting aside the possession order rescinded; defendant's summons dated 18 July 2023 dismissed.

Orders

  • Set aside the registrar's order dated 27 December 2023
  • Dismissed the second defendant's summons dated 18 July 2023