GALAXY CHINA DEEP VALUE FUND v. TANG JUN AND OTHERS

GALAXY CHINA DEEP VALUE FUND v. TANG JUN AND OTHERS

Defendants failed to establish any bona fide triable issue because the Security Agreement, properly construed with the correspondence, did not clearly and validly replace clause 4.1(2); any variation would have to comply with clause 11.2 requiring a signed document and that condition was not met; accordingly summary judgment for the plaintiffs was warranted.

Citation
GALAXY CHINA DEEP VALUE FUND v. TANG JUN AND OTHERS
Parties
Plaintiff: Galaxy China Opportunities Fund; Plaintiff: Galaxy China Deep Value Fund; Plaintiff: Galaxy Master Fund SPC (formerly Galaxy China Special Situations Fund SPC); 1st Defendant: Tang Jun; 2nd Defendant: Leung Wing Lun Alan; 3rd Defendant: Min Renmei; 4th Defendant: Gaotime Corporation Limited; 5th Defendant: First Jet Investments Limited; 6th Defendant: Shanghai ConnGame Network Limited
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
17 October 2012
Case Number
HCA1630/2011
Procedural Posture
Contract Action Summary Judgment / Judgment on Summary Judgment Summons
Outcome
Summary judgment granted for the plaintiffs; defendants' opposition failed to disclose triable issues
Legal Topics
Specific Performance, Contract Variation, Entire Agreement Clause, Summary Judgment, Security Interest, Guarantee, Option Deed, Interpretation of Correspondence
Source Language
EN
Contract Law Civil Procedure Equity Commercial Law Specific Performance Contract Variation Entire Agreement Clause Summary Judgment +4 more

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Parties

Galaxy China Opportunities Fund

Plaintiff

Galaxy China Deep Value Fund

Plaintiff

Galaxy Master Fund SPC (formerly Galaxy China Special Situations Fund SPC)

Plaintiff

Tang Jun

1st Defendant

Leung Wing Lun Alan

2nd Defendant

Min Renmei

3rd Defendant

Gaotime Corporation Limited

4th Defendant

First Jet Investments Limited

5th Defendant

Shanghai ConnGame Network Limited

6th Defendant

Procedural Posture

Contract Action Summary Judgment / Judgment on Summary Judgment Summons

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Security Agreement and promissory note constituted a fresh agreement displacing clause 4.1(2) or merely a variation of it
  2. 2 Whether clause 11.2 (entire agreement/variation must be signed) was complied with for any variation
  3. 3 Whether the defendants have established a bona fide triable defence to defeat summary judgment

Ratio Decidendi

Defendants failed to establish any bona fide triable issue because the Security Agreement, properly construed with the correspondence, did not clearly and validly replace clause 4.1(2); any variation would have to comply with clause 11.2 requiring a signed document and that condition was not met; accordingly summary judgment for the plaintiffs was warranted.

Court Disposition

Summary judgment granted for the plaintiffs; defendants' opposition failed to disclose triable issues

Orders

  • Order in terms of paragraphs 1 to 4 (inclusive) of the summonses dated 14 March 2012 issued in each of HCA 1629, 1630 and 1631 of 2011
  • Order nisi of costs in favour of the plaintiffs, costs to be taxed if not agreed