YEUNG KA WAI 對 INTERNATIONAL TRADEMART CO LTD
Because the s.28 application named only Yeung, HRAE had not validly applied for permission to appeal; the court adjourned the leave hearing and permitted HRAE the opportunity to apply to the Judicial Officer for an extension of time and, if granted, to submit a permission application to be heard at the adjourned...
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- Citation
- [2019] HKCFI 3038
- Parties
- First Claimant (appellant): Yeung Ka Wai; Second Claimant: Housing and Regeneration Appraisal England Limited; Defendant: International Trademart Company Limited
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Jurisdiction
- Hong Kong
- Judgment Date
- 13 December 2019
- Case Number
- HCSA40/2019
- Procedural Posture
- Small Claims Tribunal Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal (interlocutory Hearing)
- Outcome
- Hearing adjourned; costs reserved
- Legal Topics
- Permission to Appeal, Extension of Time, Adjournment, Self Represented Litigants
- Source Language
- ch
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Parties
Yeung Ka Wai
First Claimant (appellant)
Housing and Regeneration Appraisal England Limited
Second Claimant
International Trademart Company Limited
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Small Claims Tribunal Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal (interlocutory Hearing)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the application for permission to appeal properly included HRAE or only Yeung
- 2 Whether HRAE can obtain leave to apply for permission to appeal without first obtaining an extension of time
- 3 Whether the court should adjourn the hearing to enable HRAE to seek an extension and file a permission application
Ratio Decidendi
Because the s.28 application named only Yeung, HRAE had not validly applied for permission to appeal; the court adjourned the leave hearing and permitted HRAE the opportunity to apply to the Judicial Officer for an extension of time and, if granted, to submit a permission application to be heard at the adjourned hearing; costs were reserved.
Court Disposition
Hearing adjourned; costs reserved
Orders
- Hearing adjourned to 25 March 2020 at 09:30 to be dealt with before this judge (30 minutes reserved)
- If HRAE obtains permission from the Judicial Officer to extend the time and files a permission to appeal application within the extended period, HRAE's application will be heard at the adjourned hearing
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HCSA 40/2019 [2019] HKCFI 3038 香港特別行政區 高等法院原訟法庭 民事司法管轄權 小額錢債審裁處上訴案件2019年第40號 (原小額錢債審裁處申索2019年第16862號) _________________ 第一申索人 (上訴人) YEUNG KA WAI 對 被告人 INTERNATIONAL TRADEMART COMPANY LIMITED _________________ 主審法官 ：高等法院原訟法庭暫委法官廖文健 聆訊日期 ：2019年12月13日 判決書日期 ：2019年12月13日 判 決 書 本案源自小額錢債審裁處申索2019年第16862號 (“該案件”)。在該案件中，第一申索人是Yeung Ka Wai (“楊女士”)，第二申索人是Housing and Regeneration Appraisal England Limited (“HRAE”)，被告人是International Trademart Company Limited。陳姵妏暫委審裁官 (“審裁官”) 在2019年10月2日裁決申索人敗訴 (“該裁決”)。 楊女士是HRAE的董事。楊女士不服該判決，在2019年10月30日取得延展申請上訴許可期限的許可，並且在2019年8月1日呈交了 《小額錢債審裁處條例》 (“該條例”) 第28條指明的上訴許可申請書 (“該申請書”)，就著該裁決申請上訴許可 (“該申請”)。 在該申請書中，楊女士在“申索人”一項中只填寫了自己的姓名，並且在內文中也只是說是她自己申請上訴許可，換言之，根據該申請書，只是楊女士自己申請上訴許可，HRAE並沒有申請上訴許可。 本席在聆訊中向楊女士查詢，是否只有她自己申請上訴許可，HRAE不擬申請上訴許可。本席了解，其實楊女士自己和HRAE均擬就該裁決申請上訴許可。 HRAE擬提出上訴許可，那麼HRAE就必須先向司法常務官申請延展申請上訴許可期限的許可，若然獲准，在獲延展的限期內提出上訴許可申請。 考慮到楊女士和HRAE均是親自行事，本席決定給予申索人機會，把該申請的聆訊押後至2020年3月25日上午9時30分(預留30分鐘)，在本席席前處理。倘若HRAE向司法常務官申請延展時間獲准並在延展了的限期內就著該裁決提出了上訴許可申請，HRAE的上訴許可申請將會在該次聆訊中一併處理。 今天的訟費，保留待決。 ( 廖文健 ) 高等法院原訟法庭暫委法官 申索人：無律師代表，親自出庭應訊。