SHENZHEN SEA STAR TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD v. PERCEPTION DIGITAL LTD AND ANOTHER

SHENZHEN SEA STAR TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD v. PERCEPTION DIGITAL LTD AND ANOTHER

The court found that correspondence and emails showed the parties had aligned and acknowledged sums constituting approval/reconciliation for the invoices in issue; the COD Agreement was proved and payment had been made prior to delivery; however the defendants advanced credible set-off and counterclaims comparable to or exceeding Sea Star's claim and PDL had an arguable defence to liability. Therefore summary judgment and interim payment were inappropriate and the application was dismissed so issues could be ventilated at trial.

Citation
SHENZHEN SEA STAR TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD v. PERCEPTION DIGITAL LTD AND ANOTHER
Parties
Plaintiff: Shenzhen Sea Star Technology Co., Ltd; 1st Defendant: Perception Digital Limited; 2nd Defendant: PD Trading (Hong Kong) Limited
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
16 February 2015
Case Number
HCA2208/2013
Procedural Posture
Contract Claim Summary Judgment Application / Decision on Summary Judgment Application
Outcome
application for summary judgment and interim payment dismissed
Legal Topics
Summary Judgment, Interim Payment, Set Off, Invoice Approval and Reconciliation, Assignment of Obligations, Cash on Delivery, Anticipatory Breach
Source Language
EN
Contract Civil Procedure Commercial Law Summary Judgment Interim Payment Set Off Invoice Approval and Reconciliation Assignment of Obligations +2 more

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Parties

Shenzhen Sea Star Technology Co., Ltd

Plaintiff

Perception Digital Limited

1st Defendant

PD Trading (Hong Kong) Limited

2nd Defendant

Procedural Posture

Contract Claim Summary Judgment Application / Decision on Summary Judgment Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the invoices claimed had been approved or reconciled and were therefore due and payable
  2. 2 Whether separate COD and Temporary Agreements were concluded and breached by the plaintiff
  3. 3 Whether the defendants have triable issues or credible set-off/counterclaims sufficient to defeat summary judgment

Ratio Decidendi

The court found that correspondence and emails showed the parties had aligned and acknowledged sums constituting approval/reconciliation for the invoices in issue; the COD Agreement was proved and payment had been made prior to delivery; however the defendants advanced credible set-off and counterclaims comparable to or exceeding Sea Star's claim and PDL had an arguable defence to liability. Therefore summary judgment and interim payment were inappropriate and the application was dismissed so issues could be ventilated at trial.

Court Disposition

application for summary judgment and interim payment dismissed

Orders

  • Application dismissed and matter to proceed to trial
  • Costs nisi: plaintiff to pay 1st defendant's costs of this application to be taxed if not agreed