CHUNG SUN KWAN 對 BANK OF CHINA (HONG KONG) LTD

CHUNG SUN KWAN 對 BANK OF CHINA (HONG KONG) LTD

The court refused nunc pro tunc filings because the appellant gave no reasonable explanation and allowing them would prejudice the process; the court held an interlocutory non‑hearing application could be decided on written materials but the substantive appeal was unsuitable for written-only determination because of...

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CHUNG SUN KWAN 對 BANK OF CHINA (HONG KONG) LTD
Parties
Appellant: CHUNG SUN KWAN (鍾新坤); Respondent: BANK OF CHINA (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
22 September 2017
Case Number
CACV233/2016
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal (bankruptcy Annulment) / Appeal With Interlocutory/non‑substantive Applications
Outcome
Late filings refused; 21 Feb 2017 summons for written-only determination of the appeal revoked; substantive appeal not ordered for written-only hearing; security for costs ordered; costs awarded to respondent on the revoked summons.
Legal Topics
Annulment of Bankruptcy Order, Security for Costs, Written Only Hearing, Admission of Fresh Evidence (ladd V Marshall), Fair Hearing, Sanctions for Late Filing
Source Language
ch
Bankruptcy Civil Procedure Costs Appeals Annulment of Bankruptcy Order Security for Costs Written Only Hearing Admission of Fresh Evidence (ladd V Marshall) +2 more

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Parties

CHUNG SUN KWAN (鍾新坤)

Appellant

BANK OF CHINA (HONG KONG) LIMITED

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal (bankruptcy Annulment) / Appeal With Interlocutory/non‑substantive Applications

  1. 1 Whether to permit late filing of affidavits and written submissions for interlocutory applications
  2. 2 Whether the substantive appeal may be determined on written submissions over the respondent's objection
  3. 3 Whether to order security for costs under RHC Order 59(10)(5) given appellant's impecuniosity

Ratio Decidendi

The court refused nunc pro tunc filings because the appellant gave no reasonable explanation and allowing them would prejudice the process; the court held an interlocutory non‑hearing application could be decided on written materials but the substantive appeal was unsuitable for written-only determination because of disputed facts, disputed evidence not previously before the trial judge and the need to address delay and discretionary issues; the appellant's fresh evidence did not meet Ladd v Marshall(1) and the appeal lacked a high prospect of success, so security for costs (HKD221,067) was ordered and costs for the aborted written-only application were awarded (HKD53,703).

Court Disposition

Late filings refused; 21 Feb 2017 summons for written-only determination of the appeal revoked; substantive appeal not ordered for written-only hearing; security for costs ordered; costs awarded to respondent on the revoked summons.

Orders

  • Application dated 2017-09-11 for late filing of affidavits and written submissions refused
  • Summons dated 21-02-2017 (seeking appeal determination on written submissions) revoked