韓欣陶 對 GWYNN HOPKINS及另一人
申請未能證明受託人已違反法例或犯下顯然錯誤：受託人已招致之費用尚未經法庭評定，故不可即時禁止其從破產產業收取款項；關於保證金，無證據顯示此款非屬破產產業或受托人有違法處理，且申請人之子未按s43D向受託人提出摒除申請；受託人拒絕繼續上訴基於案件歷史、勝算及訟費評估，申請人未能推翻該決定。基於此，法院撤銷傳票並拒絕申請人之請求。
- Citation
- [2023] HKCFI 2879
- Parties
- Applicant (bankrupt): 韓欣陶; Respondent (joint and Several Trustee): GWYNN HOPKINS; Respondent (joint and Several Trustee): 劉穎儀
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Jurisdiction
- Hong Kong
- Judgment Date
- 9 November 2023
- Case Number
- HCB164/2020
- Procedural Posture
- Bankruptcy Application Under Bankruptcy Ordinance / Hearing on Summons Under S43 D and S84 (interlocutory Hearing)
- Outcome
- summons dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Trustee Remuneration, Assets of Bankrupt Estate, Exclusion of Assets From Estate, Right to Continue Litigation, Court Supervision of Trustees
- Source Language
- CH
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Parties
韓欣陶
Applicant (bankrupt)
GWYNN HOPKINS
Respondent (joint and Several Trustee)
劉穎儀
Respondent (joint and Several Trustee)
Procedural Posture
Bankruptcy Application Under Bankruptcy Ordinance / Hearing on Summons Under S43 D and S84 (interlocutory Hearing)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the trustees should be prohibited from recovering their costs from the bankrupt estate
- 2 Whether the guarantee deposit of HK$383,378.26 should be excluded from the bankrupt estate
- 3 Whether the trustees' refusal to continue appeals can be overturned under s43D
Ratio Decidendi
申請未能證明受託人已違反法例或犯下顯然錯誤：受託人已招致之費用尚未經法庭評定，故不可即時禁止其從破產產業收取款項；關於保證金，無證據顯示此款非屬破產產業或受托人有違法處理，且申請人之子未按s43D向受託人提出摒除申請；受託人拒絕繼續上訴基於案件歷史、勝算及訟費評估，申請人未能推翻該決定。基於此，法院撤銷傳票並拒絕申請人之請求。
Court Disposition
summons dismissed
Orders
- 申請人須支付受託人就該傳票產生之訟費
- 批出由大律師處理訟費證書
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