GOLDEN PROFIT PROPERTY AGENCY LTD 對 許志維

GOLDEN PROFIT PROPERTY AGENCY LTD 對 許志維

Leave to appeal was refused because the defendant's grounds did not demonstrate any palpable or plain error in the primary judge's findings of fact, the newly advanced explanations and evidence fail the Ladd v Marshall criteria and are self‑serving, and there was no other factor making it in the interests of justice...

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Citation
[2024] HKDC 1128
Parties
Plaintiff: Golden Profit Property Agency Limited; Defendant: HSU CHI WAI
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
26 July 2024
Case Number
DCCJ5530/2019
Procedural Posture
Civil Litigation / Leave to Appeal Application
Outcome
Leave to appeal refused; application dismissed
Legal Topics
Misappropriation, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Oral Commission Agreement, Permission to Appeal, Admission of Fresh Evidence, Evaluation of Factual Findings
Source Language
ch
Fiduciary Duties Company Law Property Law Civil Procedure Appeals Misappropriation Breach of Fiduciary Duty Oral Commission Agreement +3 more

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Parties

Golden Profit Property Agency Limited

Plaintiff

HSU CHI WAI

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Litigation / Leave to Appeal Application

  1. 1 Whether permission to appeal should be granted
  2. 2 Whether the primary judge's factual findings were plainly wrong
  3. 3 Whether newly advanced evidence meets the Ladd v Marshall test for admission on appeal

Ratio Decidendi

Leave to appeal was refused because the defendant's grounds did not demonstrate any palpable or plain error in the primary judge's findings of fact, the newly advanced explanations and evidence fail the Ladd v Marshall criteria and are self‑serving, and there was no other factor making it in the interests of justice to grant permission.

Court Disposition

Leave to appeal refused; application dismissed

Orders

  • The leave to appeal summons dated 5 March 2024 is dismissed
  • Costs Order Nisi: the defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs of the leave application (including counsel's certificate)