彗通有限公司 對 劉惠東

彗通有限公司 對 劉惠東

Defendant breached the share subscription agreement by failing to pay the subscription price; the court accepted the parties' post‑contractual agreement to a reasonable time and fixed the breach/valuation date as 7 May 2023; plaintiff's expert valuation was admissible and sufficient; losses were foreseeable and...

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Citation
[2025] HKCFI 4196
Parties
Plaintiff: SINO WIN LIMITED (彗通有限公司); Defendant: LIU HUIDONG (劉惠東)
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
19 September 2025
Case Number
HCA1575/2023
Procedural Posture
Contract Dispute — Share Subscription and Transfer Agreement / Assessment of Damages Following Default Judgment
Outcome
Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant ordered to pay damages of HKD150,861,190.5 and plaintiff's costs of the assessment hearing to be paid by defendant; costs to be agreed or further assessed.
Legal Topics
Breach of Contract, Damages Assessment, Valuation of Company Shares, Foreseeability of Loss, Expert Evidence
Source Language
ch
Contract Law Commercial Law Property Law Civil Procedure Breach of Contract Damages Assessment Valuation of Company Shares Foreseeability of Loss +1 more

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Parties

SINO WIN LIMITED (彗通有限公司)

Plaintiff

LIU HUIDONG (劉惠東)

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Contract Dispute — Share Subscription and Transfer Agreement / Assessment of Damages Following Default Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the defendant breached the share subscription and transfer agreement by failing to pay the subscription price
  2. 2 Appropriate date for breach and valuation date for assessing loss
  3. 3 Quantum of damages recoverable (expectation damages) and calculation method

Ratio Decidendi

Defendant breached the share subscription agreement by failing to pay the subscription price; the court accepted the parties' post‑contractual agreement to a reasonable time and fixed the breach/valuation date as 7 May 2023; plaintiff's expert valuation was admissible and sufficient; losses were foreseeable and quantified by converting the contract price to HKD and deducting the value of the shares the defendant would have received, resulting in damages of HKD150,861,190.5, which the defendant must pay.

Court Disposition

Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant ordered to pay damages of HKD150,861,190.5 and plaintiff's costs of the assessment hearing to be paid by defendant; costs to be agreed or further assessed.

Orders

  • Defendant to pay the plaintiff HKD150,861,190.5 as assessed damages.
  • Defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs relating to the damages assessment hearing and arising therefrom; if costs cannot be agreed they will be subject to a separate assessment.