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Land law [2026] HKCFI 2828

FAN SUI WONG v. ZHOU JUN YING

The court vacated a registered lis pendens over the Properties, finding it had expired, the underlying action had not been bona fide prosecuted, and the writ was not registrable as a proprietary claim.

  • Lis pendens
  • Vacation of registration
  • Lro s.17
  • Lro s.19
  • Bona fide prosecution
  • Money laundering allegation
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Land law [2026] HKCFI 2686

SUN HUNG KAI CREDIT LTD v. LAM LAI WAH LINDY

The Court vacated a Form A registration over a property, holding the defendant was estopped from asserting a competing interest and ancillary relief could not outrank the existing mortgage.

  • Lis pendens
  • Vacation of registration
  • Ancillary relief
  • Proprietary estoppel
  • Sale by auction
  • Mortgage priority
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Property law [2026] HKDC 759

CHAN CHIK LAM AND ANOTHER v. UPJET LTD

The District Court granted possessory title by adverse possession over the Lots, rejected illegality and public policy defences, and dismissed the counterclaim.

  • Factual possession
  • Animus possidendi
  • Illegality defence
  • Government lease breach
  • Unauthorised building works
  • Trespass
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Land law [2026] HKCFA 17

TO SZE ON, the Personal Representative of the Estate of TO CHEONG LAM, deceased (Appellant) v. YIM TIN FOOK, since deceased (YIM LOK MAN WINNE, appointed by Order dated 10 May 2024 to represent the Estate of YIM TIN FOOK, deceased) AND OTHERS

The Court of Final Appeal dismissed an appeal over New Territories land title, declined to apply the Milmo principle, and held that s 3(2) of the LRO protected bona fide purchasers.

  • Construction of s3(2) land registration ordinance (cap 128)
  • Milmo principle (sub‑lease vs assignment)
  • Nemo dat rule
  • Priority of registered/unregistered instruments
  • New territories lease extension
  • Land-registration-ordinance
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Land law [2026] HKCFI 2224

THE YIN NIN SAVINGS MORTGAGE LOAN & LAND INVESTMENT CO LTD AND ANOTHER v. OCCUPIER(S) OF PREMISES (save and except the 2nd Defendant to the 9th Defendant) AND OTHERS

The court dismissed an interlocutory appeal against a case management order appointing a single joint expert for disputed land issues in a long-running possession dispute.

  • Possessory title
  • Expert evidence (single joint expert)
  • Case management orders
  • Appeal from master's decision
  • Expert-evidence
  • Single-joint-expert
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Constitutional and administrative law [2026] HKCFI 2082

BALLANI BIPIN KISHINCHAND v. YEUNG HIU HUNG AND OTHERS

Leave to apply for judicial review was dismissed because the applicant failed to plead specific public law grounds and had an available statutory appeal route.

  • Judicial review
  • Leave to apply
  • Alternative remedy
  • Appeal
  • Procedural fairness
  • Bias
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Property [2026] HKCFI 1937

HO WAI KEUNG v. THE OCCUPIERS AND EVERY OTHER PERSONS IN OCCUPATION OF LOT NOS. 534, 535 & 536 IN D.D. 84 & LOT NOS. 460RP & 463RP IN D.D. 87

高院原訟法庭裁定第二被告未能證明就涉案土地連續、獨占管有滿12年,駁回逆權管有反申索,命令交吉及支付象徵性損害賠償與月度mesne profits。

  • Adverse possession
  • Trespass
  • Vacant possession
  • Mesne profits
  • Costs and jurisdiction for scale of taxation
  • Adverse-possession
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Property law [2026] HKLdT 19

MODEST INTERNATIONAL LTD v. CROWN LANE INVESTMENT LTD AND OTHERS

香港土地審裁處在本案批准強制售賣申請,認定樓宇老舊失修、重建有理據,並裁定申請人已符合法定比例及已作出合理收購嘗試。

  • Compulsory sale for redevelopment
  • Market valuation (euv and rdv)
  • Redevelopment justification (age/state of repair)
  • Reasonable offers to minority owners
  • Reserve price for auction
  • Appointment of trustees
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Civil procedure [2026] HKCFI 1503

NG CHUNG YING DAYDES v. TANG MAN KIT otherwise known as TANG MAN KIT, TERRY AND ANOTHER

The Court of First Instance refused leave to appeal against continuation of an interlocutory injunction over competing village-land leases and preserved the status quo pending membership proceedings.

  • Interlocutory injunction
  • Leave to appeal
  • Management of village land
  • New territories ordinance s.15
  • Locus standi
  • Receivership
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