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Defamation [2025] HKCFI 1987

GCGC LTD v. FRANK YE JUN AND ANOTHER

Court of First Instance dismissed D1’s summons challenging service out, jurisdiction and an ex parte defamation injunction, and continued the injunction in force.

  • Interim interlocutory injunction
  • Service out under order 11
  • Material non-disclosure
  • Qualified privilege
  • Justification
  • Fair comment
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Criminal law [2024] HKCFI 3256

香港特別行政區 訴 梁滿祥

The application for a certificate under s32 is dismissed because the issues advanced are predominantly factual credibility and procedural complaints, not legal questions of major and general importance; the applicant failed to demonstrate any reasonably arguable point of law meeting the statutory s32 threshold.

  • Attempted fraud
  • Leave to appeal under s32 cfao
  • Admissibility of evidence
  • New evidence on appeal
  • Non‑disclosure/brady issues
  • Search and seizure procedure
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Criminal law [2024] HKDC 194

HKSAR v. CHOW YIU CHUNG

The District Court refused a permanent stay in a theft case, finding no bad faith, no irremediable prejudice, and no abuse of process.

  • Permanent stay
  • Abuse of process
  • Disclosure duty
  • Delay
  • Missing evidence
  • Witness availability
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Civil procedure [2023] HKCFI 3208

CHINACHEM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD v. WILKINSON & GRIST (a firm)

The High Court dismissed a discovery appeal in a costs taxation dispute, holding the Foundation should first identify specific fee note entries before wider production is ordered.

  • Discovery
  • Taxation of costs
  • Case management
  • Proportionality
  • Fishing expedition
  • Taxation-of-costs
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Family law [2023] HKFC 222

BC v. MSH also known as H, MSO AND OTHERS

Ancillary relief judgment on add-back, crypto disclosure, unilateral assets, and child maintenance, with equal sharing applied and limited add-backs ordered.

  • Ancillary relief
  • Add-back
  • Conduct
  • Backdating maintenance
  • Section 17 mppo transfers
  • Full and frank disclosure
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Civil [2023] HKCFI 2149

YU QUAN LI AND ANOTHER v. SUEN KIN WING

The court held that assignment of 27 London apartments to a wholly owned BVI company breached a freezing injunction, and that a blanket self-incrimination claim did not excuse disclosure.

  • Mareva (freezing) injunction
  • Disclosure order and ancillary relief
  • Privilege against self-incrimination
  • Asset assignment to related companies
  • Service dispensing (order 45)
  • Committal sentencing directions
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Family law [2023] HKFC 170

AA v. WSC

The Family Court varied interim maintenance after finding the father had materially failed to disclose employment and income, and increased support for three children from 1 July 2022.

  • Interim maintenance
  • Variation
  • Material non-disclosure
  • Apportionment of expenses
  • Back-dating
  • Costs
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Equity [2021] HKCFI 2425

HWANG JOON SANG AND ANOTHER v. GOLDEN ELECTRONICS INC. AND OTHERS

The court dismissed a discharge summons, upheld interlocutory injunctions, and found the plaintiffs had a good arguable case. Alleged non-disclosure was not material.

  • Mareva injunction
  • Proprietary injunction
  • Hadkinson order
  • Material non-disclosure
  • Good arguable case test
  • Clean hands doctrine
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Civil procedure [2021] HKCFI 2094

TIGER RESORT ASIA LTD v. KAZUO OKADA AND OTHERS

The Court of First Instance varied a costs order nisi and awarded indemnity costs, with a certificate for two counsel, after finding flagrant non-compliance with a disclosure order.

  • Indemnity costs
  • Unless order
  • Non-compliance with disclosure order
  • Certificate for two counsel
  • Proprietary relief
  • Enforcement risk
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