GOLDEN PROFIT PROPERTY AGENCY LTD 對 許志維

GOLDEN PROFIT PROPERTY AGENCY LTD 對 許志維

The court refused admission of the WhatsApp screenshot because the defendant failed the first two Ladd v Marshall conditions (he did not show reasonable diligence in preserving/producing the evidence and the evidence would not have had important impact on the appeal). The court refused leave to appeal because the...

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Citation
[2025] HKCA 519
Parties
Plaintiff: GOLDEN PROFIT PROPERTY AGENCY LIMITED; Defendant: HSU CHI WAI (許志維)
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
5 June 2025
Case Number
CAMP153/2024
Procedural Posture
Civil Appellate Applications (leave to Appeal; Fresh Evidence) / Application for Leave to Appeal and Application to Adduce Fresh Evidence Decided on Papers
Outcome
Defendant's applications dismissed; leave to appeal refused; application to adduce fresh evidence refused; costs awarded to plaintiff
Legal Topics
Constructive Trust, Equitable Compensation, Admission of Fresh Evidence, Leave to Appeal, Ladd V Marshall Test, Taxation Evidence
Source Language
ch
Company Law Fiduciary Duty Equity Civil Procedure Evidence Law Constructive Trust Equitable Compensation Admission of Fresh Evidence +3 more

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Parties

GOLDEN PROFIT PROPERTY AGENCY LIMITED

Plaintiff

HSU CHI WAI (許志維)

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Appellate Applications (leave to Appeal; Fresh Evidence) / Application for Leave to Appeal and Application to Adduce Fresh Evidence Decided on Papers

  1. 1 Whether an oral commission agreement existed entitling defendant to withdraw funds from company account
  2. 2 Whether defendant breached fiduciary duties giving rise to constructive trust or equitable compensation
  3. 3 Whether the proposed WhatsApp screenshot constitutes fresh evidence admissible on appeal under Ladd v Marshall

Ratio Decidendi

The court refused admission of the WhatsApp screenshot because the defendant failed the first two Ladd v Marshall conditions (he did not show reasonable diligence in preserving/producing the evidence and the evidence would not have had important impact on the appeal). The court refused leave to appeal because the defendant failed to show a reasonable prospect of success or any other reason warranting an appeal; the original judge's factual credibility findings were not shown to be plainly wrong.

Court Disposition

Defendant's applications dismissed; leave to appeal refused; application to adduce fresh evidence refused; costs awarded to plaintiff

Orders

  • Refused defendant's application for leave to appeal and revoked the leave application summons
  • Refused defendant's application to adduce new evidence (WhatsApp screenshot) and revoked the fresh evidence summons