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Probate [2026] HKCFI 2493

GMT INDUSTRIAL LTD v. FAN RONG LI in her personal capacity and in her capacity as the administrator of the estate of SELVAM SELVARAJ, deceased

The court granted an interim stay of enforcement proceedings, but only on strict conditions including an inventory and account, HK$28 million security, and a no-dealing undertaking.

  • Interim-interim stay
  • Stay of execution
  • Inventory and account order (s56 pao)
  • Payment into court as security
  • Sale and vesting orders (s67 pao)
  • Leave to appeal
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Civil procedure [2025] HKDC 1916

LING WAI LUN v. NORDIC WAY LTD

The District Court dismissed the Defendant’s appeal against refusal to set aside a default judgment, holding the judgment was regular and the defence lacked real prospect.

  • Setting aside default judgment
  • Service of process (acknowledgement of service)
  • Interest (pre-judgment vs judgment rate)
  • Bona fide purchaser for value without notice
  • Amendment of judgment
  • Costs
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Civil procedure [2025] HKDC 1749

CHAN MAN SAU v. 風采中學(教育評議會主辦)法團校董會

法院在多宗僱員補償案的訟費更改申請中,裁定被申請人依《區院規則》O.22 r.23獲得訟費後果,並拒絕申請人削減或改動訟費命令。

  • Sanctioned payment
  • Order 22 r 23 consequences
  • Indemnity costs
  • Taxation of costs
  • Service of process
  • Costs order nisi
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Civil procedure [2025] HKCFI 3261

成都浣花驿科技有限公司 v. LI JIE AND ANOTHER

The Court of First Instance granted Mareva and Chabra injunctions and disclosure orders to preserve assets for enforcement of a registered Mainland judgment.

  • Mareva injunction
  • Chabra injunction
  • Disclosure order
  • Registration of mainland judgment under mjreo
  • High court ordinance s21l
  • Order 29 expedited proceedings
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Civil procedure [2025] HKCFI 702

GREEN LIGHT MULTIPLEX CO LTD (formerly known as GREEN LIGHT MARKETING CO LTD and GLM INTERNATIONAL LTD) v. LAM SHI YAN

法院根據《高等法院規則》第20條第11條更正先前判決的遺漏,批准補發利息,並命令第1被告支付本申請訟費。

  • Slip rule
  • Order 20 rule 11 rhc (cap.4a)
  • Interest under high court ordinance ss.48-49 (cap.4)
  • Post-judgment interest
  • Costs taxation
  • Slip-rule
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Civil procedure [2024] HKCFI 2807

廈門新景地集團有限公司 formerly known as 廈門市鑫新景地房地產有限公司 v. ETON PROPERTIES LTD AND OTHERS

The Court of First Instance held that post-judgment interest runs on the full judgment debt, including pre-judgment interest, from 10 September 2024 until payment.

  • Post-judgment interest
  • Pre-judgment interest
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Merger of judgment debt
  • Compound interest
  • Post-judgment-interest
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Civil procedure [2024] HKCA 465

HUANG LIDONG v. KWONG WING CHUNG

The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal out of time in a dispute over conditional leave to defend, holding the delay was substantial and the proposed appeal lacked merit.

  • Leave to appeal out of time
  • Conditional leave to defend
  • Summary judgment
  • Functus officio
  • Stay of execution
  • Jurisdiction
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Civil procedure [2024] HKDC 233

LAM LAI MING v. CHAN WAI MING

The court decided costs after a default judgment and summary judgment application, ordering the plaintiff to pay costs for the failed default judgment application and making the summary judgment costs in the cause.

  • Default judgment
  • Summary judgment
  • Costs of litigation
  • Service requirements
  • Leave to defend
  • Default-judgment
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Bankruptcy [2023] HKCA 1307

V CAPITAL LTD v. MARGARET CHIU

The Court of Appeal held that a committal application under Order 49B r 1B(1)(c) required leave after bankruptcy, so the imprisonment order was set aside.

  • Imprisonment for non-disclosure at oral examination
  • Order 49b r1b(1)(c)
  • Section 12(1) bankruptcy ordinance (leave to proceed)
  • Jurisdiction of masters
  • Retrospective leave
  • Bankruptcy
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