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Equity and trusts [2026] HKCFI 1573

CARMON REESTRUTURA-ENGENHARIA E SERVIÇOS TÉCNICOS ESPECIAIS (SU) LIMITADA v. CARMON RESTRUTURA LTD AND ANOTHER

The court held that Cuenda acted as nominee for Carmon Angola, found an express trust over Carmon HK shares and account funds, and granted proprietary and personal relief.

  • Nominee/express trust
  • Breach of trust
  • Knowing receipt
  • Dishonest assistance
  • Proprietary remedies
  • Mareva injunction
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Trusts and equity [2026] HKCFI 604

SUN HENG v. TE THENG

The Court of First Instance held that the parties had a joint investment arrangement over Hong Kong properties, accepted the plaintiff’s contributions, and granted declarations and costs.

  • Constructive trust
  • Common intention
  • Breach of trust
  • Tracing
  • Beneficial ownership
  • Declarations
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Civil enforcement [2025] HKCFI 5685

FUNG SHING CHUNG v. CHOI KING HUNG

The Court of First Instance granted an order for sale over unsold Hans Energy shares to enforce an unpaid judgment debt, and ordered party-and-party costs.

  • Charging order
  • Order for sale
  • Garnishee
  • Costs
  • Adjournment
  • Charging-order
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Contract [2025] HKCFI 5108

DRACCO NETHERLANDS B. V. v. SIMBA TOYS GMBH & CO. KG

The court resolved royalty and termination disputes under a Filly toy licence, ordered a limited account on specified issues, and dismissed Simba’s counterclaims.

  • Royalty calculation
  • Contract termination
  • Repudiatory breach
  • Accounting and audit rights
  • Sell-off period
  • Damages and loss of profits
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Civil procedure [2025] HKCFI 3487

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

Court of First Instance costs decision after dismissal of a Mareva injunction application: 70% party-and-party costs awarded, with indemnity costs and summary assessment refused.

  • Mareva injunction
  • Indemnity costs
  • Issue-based costs
  • Summary assessment
  • Taxation of costs
  • Abuse of process
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Civil [2025] HKCFI 3051

VASILY TRUBNIKOV v. EVGENY VOLOSOV AND OTHERS

The court refused to vary an adverse costs order after an unsuccessful interlocutory proprietary injunction application, holding that costs should follow the event.

  • Proprietary injunction
  • Interlocutory relief
  • Costs orders
  • Summary assessment of costs
  • Follow the event principle
  • Abuse of process
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Civil procedure [2025] HKCFI 2448

EVROCHOICE INTERNATIONAL LTD v. SUPERSTAR INTERNATIONAL (GROUP) LTD

The Court dismissed applications to expunge a witness statement and an attached statement, granted relief from sanction for an unless order breach, and gave costs directions.

  • Relief from sanctions
  • Service of documents
  • Hearsay
  • Witness statements
  • Unless order
  • Costs
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Civil contempt [2025] HKCFI 2292

ANZ COMMODITY TRADING PTY LTD v. CHEUK KWAN HUNG

The Court of First Instance found the defendant in contempt for breaching discovery orders, but imposed a financial penalty instead of further imprisonment.

  • Contempt of court
  • Disclosure/discovery orders
  • Penalty/sentencing
  • Substituted service
  • Costs (indemnity)
  • Compliance with court orders
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Civil procedure [2025] HKCFI 2085

LIM YEW CHENG (suing in a personal capacity and derivatively on behalf of himself as a shareholder of KENORA CORPORATION LTD) AND OTHERS v. COSIMO BORRELLI AND OTHERS

法院維持暫委法官就訟費的命令,認為原告未有就擔保金額作出足夠回應,故須向答辯人支付申請及上訴訟費。

  • Security for costs
  • Costs order
  • Form of security
  • Bank guarantee
  • Appeal against costs
  • Security-for-costs
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