RE NG ON KWOK

RE NG ON KWOK

None of the three offers satisfied s6D(3): each was reasonably refused by the petitioner because the first sought to compound unrelated larger debts and could not be severed; the second and third left insufficient margin to meet likely taxed costs and posed unacceptable timing and default risks; accordingly the court refused to go behind the summary judgment and made the usual bankruptcy orders against both debtors and granted a costs order nisi to the petitioner.

Citation
[2020] HKCFI 621
Parties
Creditor (petitioner): Ng Ting Kwok; Debtor: Dan Yin Ping; Debtor: Ng On Kwok
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
23 April 2020
Case Number
HCB1336/2019
Procedural Posture
Bankruptcy Petition / Judgment After Substantive Hearing
Outcome
Usual bankruptcy order nisi made against Dan Yin Ping and against Ng On Kwok; order nisi for costs in favour of the petitioner
Legal Topics
Statutory Demand, Judgment Debt, Offers to Secure or Compound (s6 D(3)), Costs, Stay and Discontinuance
Source Language
EN
Bankruptcy Contract Civil Procedure Statutory Demand Judgment Debt Offers to Secure or Compound (s6 D(3)) Costs Stay and Discontinuance

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Parties

Ng Ting Kwok

Creditor (petitioner)

Dan Yin Ping

Debtor

Ng On Kwok

Debtor

Procedural Posture

Bankruptcy Petition / Judgment After Substantive Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the debtors' settlement offers met the requirements of section 6D(3) Bankruptcy Ordinance so as to require dismissal of the petitions
  2. 2 Whether the petitioner unreasonably refused the offers
  3. 3 Whether the court should go behind the summary judgment underpinning the judgment debt

Ratio Decidendi

None of the three offers satisfied s6D(3): each was reasonably refused by the petitioner because the first sought to compound unrelated larger debts and could not be severed; the second and third left insufficient margin to meet likely taxed costs and posed unacceptable timing and default risks; accordingly the court refused to go behind the summary judgment and made the usual bankruptcy orders against both debtors and granted a costs order nisi to the petitioner.

Court Disposition

Usual bankruptcy order nisi made against Dan Yin Ping and against Ng On Kwok; order nisi for costs in favour of the petitioner

Orders

  • Bankruptcy order nisi against Ms Dan Yin Ping
  • Bankruptcy order nisi against Mr Ng On Kwok