RE LI WAI CHUNG

RE LI WAI CHUNG

The debtor failed to discharge the burden to show a bona fide dispute on substantial grounds or to provide precise credible evidence of ability to pay; the alleged payment related to a separate financing agreement and did not discharge the debt claimed under the 25/6 EHP Agreement and the Agency Manager's Contract; accordingly the statutory presumption under s6A(1) stood and a bankruptcy order was made against the debtor.

Citation
RE LI WAI CHUNG
Parties
Petitioner: AXA CHINA REGION INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED; Debtor: LI WAI CHUNG
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
9 August 2017
Case Number
HCB3464/2016
Procedural Posture
Bankruptcy Petition / Judgment (9 August 2017)
Outcome
Bankruptcy order made against the debtor; petition granted in favour of petitioner
Legal Topics
Statutory Demand, Bona Fide Dispute, Ability to Pay, Consideration, Res Judicata, Double Recovery
Source Language
EN
Bankruptcy Contract Agency Law Civil Procedure Statutory Demand Bona Fide Dispute Ability to Pay Consideration +2 more

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Parties

AXA CHINA REGION INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

Petitioner

LI WAI CHUNG

Debtor

Procedural Posture

Bankruptcy Petition / Judgment (9 August 2017)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether statutory presumption of inability to pay arises under s6A(1) of the Bankruptcy Ordinance
  2. 2 Whether the debtor has established a bona fide dispute on substantial grounds with sufficiently precise evidence
  3. 3 Whether alleged prior payment discharged the debt claimed

Ratio Decidendi

The debtor failed to discharge the burden to show a bona fide dispute on substantial grounds or to provide precise credible evidence of ability to pay; the alleged payment related to a separate financing agreement and did not discharge the debt claimed under the 25/6 EHP Agreement and the Agency Manager's Contract; accordingly the statutory presumption under s6A(1) stood and a bankruptcy order was made against the debtor.

Court Disposition

Bankruptcy order made against the debtor; petition granted in favour of petitioner

Orders

  • Bankruptcy order made on the petition
  • Petitioner to have the costs of the petition