七月有限公司 對 PERFECTLAB CREATIONS LTD及另一人

七月有限公司 對 PERFECTLAB CREATIONS LTD及另一人

Leave to appeal was refused because the proposed grounds were principally factual attacks on the trial judge’s credibility findings which an appellate court will not ordinarily disturb, the new or expanded grounds were not adequately explained or previously raised as required by practice directions, and the...

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Citation
[2022] HKCA 1805
Parties
Plaintiff: JULY LIMITED; First Defendant: PERFECTLAB CREATIONS LIMITED; Second Defendant: CHEUNG YEE KUEN
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
6 December 2022
Case Number
CAMP97/2022
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal — Leave to Appeal to Court of Appeal From District Court (landlord and Tenant Rent Claim) / Application for Leave to Appeal and Application to Stay Execution
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal refused; application to stay execution refused; no costs order against defendants because respondent unrepresented; interlocutory restriction placed under High Court Rules preventing re‑consideration at a hearing under specified rule
Legal Topics
Breach of Lease, Mitigation of Loss, Offer and Acceptance, Credibility Findings, Leave to Appeal
Source Language
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Civil Procedure Contract Law Landlord and Tenant Appeals Breach of Lease Mitigation of Loss Offer and Acceptance Credibility Findings +1 more

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Parties

JULY LIMITED

Plaintiff

PERFECTLAB CREATIONS LIMITED

First Defendant

CHEUNG YEE KUEN

Second Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal — Leave to Appeal to Court of Appeal From District Court (landlord and Tenant Rent Claim) / Application for Leave to Appeal and Application to Stay Execution

  1. 1 Whether leave to appeal should be granted under District Court Ordinance s63A(2)
  2. 2 Whether the trial judge erred in factual findings and credibility assessments regarding the air-conditioning complaints
  3. 3 Whether communications between parties amount to a concluded agreement to terminate the lease (offer and acceptance)

Ratio Decidendi

Leave to appeal was refused because the proposed grounds were principally factual attacks on the trial judge’s credibility findings which an appellate court will not ordinarily disturb, the new or expanded grounds were not adequately explained or previously raised as required by practice directions, and the mitigation defence lacked pleaded particulars; therefore the appellants failed to show a reasonable prospect of success under the statutory test.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal refused; application to stay execution refused; no costs order against defendants because respondent unrepresented; interlocutory restriction placed under High Court Rules preventing re‑consideration at a hearing under specified rule

Orders

  • Leave to appeal refused
  • Application to stay execution of the District Court judgment refused