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Civil [2026] HKDC 770

黃嘉謀 v. 油塘工業大廈第三座業主立案法團

District Court granted leave to appeal only on Ground 10 concerning foreseeability of loss of rental income, and refused leave on the other 12 grounds.

  • Water seepage
  • Causation
  • Pleadings
  • Credibility
  • Quantum of damages
  • Loss of rental income
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Civil [2026] HKCFI 2302

GAO YING v. LIN SHUJIA AND ANOTHER

The Court of First Instance granted summary judgment for HK$2,050,000 against the second defendant, rejecting bona fide purchaser and change of position defences.

  • Constructive trust
  • Unjust enrichment
  • Money had and received
  • Bona fide purchaser for value without notice
  • Change of position
  • Summary judgment
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Civil [2026] HKDC 518

LAM TSZ YEUNG, a minor suing by his father and next friend, LAM YAU PING v. THE INCORPORATED MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF ST. JOSEPH\'S COLLEGE

The District Court ordered pre-action disclosure of CCTV footage and interview records in a potential personal injury claim, finding the documents directly relevant and necessary to save costs.

  • Pre-action discovery
  • Disclosure of documents
  • Direct relevance test
  • Necessity test (saving costs)
  • Hearsay admissibility
  • Pre-action-discovery
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Civil [2026] HKCA 609

CHAN SHU LAM v. CHAN CHAU WAH

The Court of Appeal refused renewed leave to appeal against a costs order in a probate and constructive trust dispute, finding no arguable error of principle.

  • Will validity
  • Probate grant
  • Common intention constructive trust
  • Costs orders
  • Leave to appeal
  • Probate
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Civil [2026] HKCFI 2300

HAMISH SCOTT MURPHY v. YOKO ISHIBASHI

The court refused broad third-party disclosure aimed at policing a Mareva injunction, but ordered HSBC to produce one bank statement showing the account balance as at 27 March 2026.

  • Mareva injunction
  • Ancillary disclosure
  • Third party disclosure
  • Banker’s books order
  • Freezing injunction
  • Mareva-injunction
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Civil [2026] HKCFI 2031

BGA HOLDINGS LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) (formerly known as BEIBU GULF OCEAN SHIPPING (GROUP) LTD AND OTHERS v. CHU KONG AND OTHERS

法院批准上訴許可的修訂及新證據申請部分理由,並只就與 Lohas Transaction 有關的第 2(cc) 及第 3 點批出上訴許可。

  • Mareva injunction
  • Ladd v marshall new evidence criteria
  • Risk of dissipation
  • Valuation evidence and quantum
  • Balance of convenience
  • Leave to appeal under s14aa
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Civil [2026] HKCFI 1980

MA MAN CHUN and MA MAN KAM, the Administratrices of the Estate of FOCK KAM CHAU, Deceased v. FU KA ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION LTD AND OTHERS

The Court of First Instance varied a nisi costs order after a leave-to-amend dispute, depriving the defendants of hearing costs but keeping usual taxation.

  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Calderbank offer
  • Nisi costs order
  • Taxation of costs
  • Case management
  • Joint statement of facts
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Civil [2026] HKCFI 1604

DBS BANK (HONG KONG) LTD v. HONOUR ELITE CORPORATION LTD AND OTHERS

The Court of First Instance varied a costs order nisi and ordered DBS Bank to pay the defendants’ costs of conversion summonses, the costs summons and a time summons.

  • Interlocutory costs
  • Conversion of originating summons to writ
  • Summary judgment and leave to defend
  • Legal mortgage possession
  • Breach of confidentiality
  • Prevention principle
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