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Contract law [2025] HKCFI 663

GOLDEN MILES GROUP HOLDINGS LTD v. JACOB & CO LTD

The court rejected an alleged March 2017 oral variation, held the termination notice under clause 7.2(a) was ineffective, but found Golden Miles’ false marketing claims were repudiatory and justified common-law termination.

  • Oral modification
  • Termination clause construction
  • Implied terms
  • Repudiatory breach
  • Marketing contribution dispute
  • Receipt falsification
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Contract [2022] HKCFI 3420

TAI TONY CHAK LEUNG v. KE JUNXIANG

The Court held that a HK$30 million advance for Ping An Good Doctor was an investment with a guaranteed minimum profit, not an illegal loan, and entered judgment for the plaintiff.

  • Investment agreement vs loan characterization
  • Sham document
  • Enforceability under money lenders ordinance s24
  • Dishonoured cheque
  • Witness credibility and adverse inference
  • Damages and interest
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Civil procedure [2021] HKDC 1582

LAU SIU LUN v. GLORY SKY PRECIOUS METALS LTD AND OTHERS

The court replaced a Master's sanction with an unless order after holding that the plaintiff had not provided proper further particulars. The costs appeal was dismissed.

  • Further and better particulars
  • Unless orders and sanctions for non-compliance
  • Striking out pleadings
  • Costs and wasted costs
  • Authority of solicitors after legal aid discharge
  • Further-and-better-particulars
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Contract law [2021] HKCFI 3168

ELEGANT MARK INVESTMENT LTD v. DAI YUMIN

The court refused summary judgment on a loan claim, holding that the defendant raised believable triable issues of conspiracy, misrepresentation, set-off and rescission.

  • Loan agreement
  • Summary judgment (order 14)
  • Conspiracy to injure
  • Misrepresentation
  • Set-off/counterclaim
  • Rescission
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Contract [2021] HKCFI 1616

LI CHI NGAI ANTHONY AND ANOTHER v. SIU TAK WA

The High Court allowed the plaintiffs’ appeal and granted specific performance, rejecting the defendant’s fraudulent misrepresentation defence as unsupported by the contemporaneous documents.

  • Specific performance
  • Fraudulent misrepresentation
  • Share sale and purchase
  • Directors' duties
  • Financial disclosure
  • Order 86 rhc
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Mortgage [2018] HKCFI 1392

DBS BANK (HONG KONG) LTD v. GUANXIANG (HK) TRADING LTD AND OTHERS

Bank mortgage action under Order 88. The court proceeded with the substantive hearing, while an intended intervener claiming actual occupation required a separate hearing before any possession order.

  • Third-party security
  • Guarantee and indemnity
  • Summary disposal
  • Misrepresentation
  • Undue influence
  • Actual occupation (intervener)
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Civil procedure CHRISTIAN EMIL TOGGENBURGER AND OTHERS v. LUU, HUNG VIET DERRICK AND OTHERS

CHRISTIAN EMIL TOGGENBURGER AND OTHERS v. LUU, HUNG VIET DERRICK AND OTHERS

High Court pre-trial ruling ordering specific discovery in a fraud and restitution claim, but refusing discovery on speculative travel-document requests and denying voluntary particulars.

  • Specific discovery
  • Voluntary particulars
  • Stakeholder/escrow duties
  • Money had and received
  • Total failure of consideration
  • Bank statements and ledger tracing
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Contract FILMKO PICTURES LTD v. UNLIMITED PRODUCTION LTD AND ANOTHER

FILMKO PICTURES LTD v. UNLIMITED PRODUCTION LTD AND ANOTHER

The Court of Appeal dismissed Filmko’s appeal, upholding findings that no oral sale of underlying rights was proved and rejecting a new-point argument based on a letter.

  • Engagement contract
  • Assignment of underlying rights
  • Oral agreement
  • Rescission for fraudulent misrepresentation
  • Credibility of witnesses
  • Fresh evidence/new point on appeal
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Bankruptcy RE SHIU KWOK WING SAMUEL

RE SHIU KWOK WING SAMUEL

The court suspended the bankrupt’s automatic discharge for three months after finding pre-bankruptcy misrepresentation on a loan application, while noting rehabilitation and cooperation.

  • Automatic discharge suspension
  • Pre-bankruptcy conduct
  • Misrepresentation on loan application
  • Trustee opposition
  • Costs
  • Bankruptcy
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