FUNG SUK YEE v. CHAN SHING YAN TRADING AS WONDER EDUCATION INVESTMENT CONSULTING CO

FUNG SUK YEE v. CHAN SHING YAN TRADING AS WONDER EDUCATION INVESTMENT CONSULTING CO

The court refused the fresh evidence application because the plaintiff failed all three Ladd v Marshall requirements (no reasonable effort to produce the material at first instance, the materials would not have had a substantial impact on the outcome, and they lacked prima facie credibility). The default judgment...

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Citation
[2026] HKDC 744
Parties
Plaintiff: FUNG SUK YEE; Defendant: CHAN SHING YAN TRADING AS WONDER EDUCATION INVESTMENT CONSULTING COMPANY
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
27 April 2026
Case Number
DCCJ6554/2024
Procedural Posture
Commercial Contract Dispute (misrepresentation and Breach) / Appeal (de Novo) Against Hearing Officer's Order; Applications for Admission of Fresh Evidence and to Set Aside a Default Judgment
Outcome
Both the application to admit fresh evidence and the appeal to set aside the default judgment are dismissed.
Legal Topics
Admission of Fresh Evidence, Setting Aside Default Judgment, Ladd V Marshall Criteria, De Novo Appeal Under Order 58, Costs Nisi
Source Language
ch
Civil Procedure Contract Law Evidence Law Costs Admission of Fresh Evidence Setting Aside Default Judgment Ladd V Marshall Criteria De Novo Appeal Under Order 58 +1 more

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Parties

FUNG SUK YEE

Plaintiff

CHAN SHING YAN TRADING AS WONDER EDUCATION INVESTMENT CONSULTING COMPANY

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Commercial Contract Dispute (misrepresentation and Breach) / Appeal (de Novo) Against Hearing Officer's Order; Applications for Admission of Fresh Evidence and to Set Aside a Default Judgment

  1. 1 Whether fresh evidence should be admitted under Order 58(1)(4)
  2. 2 Whether the Ladd v Marshall criteria are satisfied
  3. 3 Whether the default judgment registered on 16 May 2025 was regular or irregular

Ratio Decidendi

The court refused the fresh evidence application because the plaintiff failed all three Ladd v Marshall requirements (no reasonable effort to produce the material at first instance, the materials would not have had a substantial impact on the outcome, and they lacked prima facie credibility). The default judgment was held to be regularly obtained and the plaintiff failed to demonstrate a real prospect of success or adduce an admissible affidavit of merits; accordingly both the application to admit fresh evidence and the appeal to set aside the judgment were dismissed and costs were ordered (costs nisi).

Court Disposition

Both the application to admit fresh evidence and the appeal to set aside the default judgment are dismissed.

Orders

  • The plaintiff's application to admit fresh evidence is dismissed.
  • The plaintiff's appeal against the hearing officer's 5 September 2025 order is dismissed.