WU HAN RONG v. CHAN HOR YEE HILDA

WU HAN RONG v. CHAN HOR YEE HILDA

The appeal was dismissed because the defendant failed to raise a triable issue: her loan narrative was inherently implausible, poorly pleaded and unsupported by contemporaneous documentary evidence (and adverse inferences arose), the duress allegation was temporally inconsistent with cheque presentation and other facts, and summary judgment was therefore properly entered; the court was entitled to correct the judgment sum to the accurate total.

Citation
WU HAN RONG v. CHAN HOR YEE HILDA
Parties
Plaintiff (respondent): Wu Han Rong; Defendant (appellant): Chan Hor Yee Hilda
Court
Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
18 December 2015
Case Number
CACV135/2015
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal (court of Appeal) / On Appeal From HCA 1617 of 2014 (summary Judgment)
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs
Legal Topics
Summary Judgment, Illegal Loan, Duress, Conditional Delivery, Dishonoured Cheques, Evidence and Documentary Proof, Adverse Inference
Source Language
EN
Contract Law Civil Procedure Banking and Negotiable Instruments Regulatory Law (money Lenders Ordinance) Summary Judgment Illegal Loan Duress Conditional Delivery +3 more

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Parties

Wu Han Rong

Plaintiff (respondent)

Chan Hor Yee Hilda

Defendant (appellant)

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal (court of Appeal) / On Appeal From HCA 1617 of 2014 (summary Judgment)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the transactions underlying the dishonoured cheques were loans unlawful under the Money Lenders Ordinance Cap 163
  2. 2 Whether the cheques were issued under duress
  3. 3 Whether there was conditional delivery of the cheques

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal was dismissed because the defendant failed to raise a triable issue: her loan narrative was inherently implausible, poorly pleaded and unsupported by contemporaneous documentary evidence (and adverse inferences arose), the duress allegation was temporally inconsistent with cheque presentation and other facts, and summary judgment was therefore properly entered; the court was entitled to correct the judgment sum to the accurate total.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed with costs
  • Judgment entered for the plaintiff in the sum of HK$57,186,510.00 (summary judgment affirmed)