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Family law [2019] HKFC 164

CWYJ v. LTYE

The court dismissed a husband’s application to vary maintenance under a consent order, finding no material change in circumstances and emphasizing finality.

  • Variation of maintenance
  • Change of circumstances
  • Lump sum payment by instalments
  • Periodical payments
  • Enforcement and costs
  • Variation-of-maintenance
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Family law M S, EFS also known as S, EF v. M,UN

M S, EFS also known as S, EF v. M,UN

The court held that a wife was not barred from seeking further financial provision for adult children despite a prior mediated consent order, and adjourned the application for argument.

  • Maintenance for adult children
  • Variation of consent order
  • Clean break
  • Exercise of discretion
  • Delay and prejudice
  • Child-maintenance
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Civil procedure SANYO SECURITIES (ASIA) LTD. v. LIN KUANG LUNG, RAYMOND

SANYO SECURITIES (ASIA) LTD. v. LIN KUANG LUNG, RAYMOND

Bokhary JA held that the defendant’s consent to a compromise fixing hearing dates was vitiated by material non-disclosure, so the June dates were vacated and costs awarded to the defendant.

  • Fixing and vacating hearing dates
  • Consent orders and non-disclosure
  • Costs follow the event
  • Misleading by omission
  • Consent-orders
  • Non-disclosure
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Civil procedure DAVID T.V. LIEU AND OTHERS v. CARGOCEAN SHIPPING CO LTD

DAVID T.V. LIEU AND OTHERS v. CARGOCEAN SHIPPING CO LTD

The court held it had jurisdiction to extend time to file a defence where the deadline in a consent order was not a condition precedent to defending.

  • Extension of time
  • Consent order
  • Jurisdiction to vary consent
  • Striking out defence
  • Civil-procedure
  • Extension-of-time
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