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Bankruptcy law [2026] HKCFI 1939

CAPITAL DRAGON CREDIT FINANCE LTD v. FUNG TIM WAH

The Court of First Instance granted a bankruptcy order against the debtor after finding no bona fide dispute and no evidence that the judgment debt was secured.

  • Statutory demand
  • Judgment debt
  • Unsecured creditor
  • Bona fide dispute
  • Waiver of security
  • Adjournment
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Insolvency law [2025] HKCFI 1456

RE TRILLION GLORY LTD

The court dismissed two winding-up petitions because the petitioner was a secured creditor with no real interest in winding up companies whose assets were effectively encumbered.

  • Winding-up petition
  • Security interests and enforcement
  • Standing/real interest to petition
  • Receivership
  • Statutory demand
  • Valuation evidence
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Company law [2024] HKCA 122

THE JOINT AND SEVERAL LIQUIDATORS OF JOY RICH DEVELOPMENT LTD v. CHEN MUHUA (aka WINKY CHAN) AND ANOTHER

The Court of Appeal dismissed the liquidators’ appeal, upholding the refusal to take over the mortgage defence and the admission of the Chen sisters’ proofs of debt.

  • Proofs of debt
  • Liquidator take‑over summons
  • Leave to defend mortgage action
  • Abuse of process / re‑litigation
  • Cross‑examination of affidavit evidence
  • Conflict of interest
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Company law [2023] HKCFI 2916

RE SILVER BASE (HOLDINGS) LTD

The court ordered Silver Base (Holdings) Ltd wound up after finding the debt unpaid, late evidence unjustified, and the security valuation unproven.

  • Winding up
  • Statutory demand
  • Inability to pay debts (s178)
  • Valuation of security
  • Admissibility of late evidence
  • Costs
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Contract [2020] HKCFI 2027

SILVER UNIVERSE INVESTMENTS LTD v. CHINA TIMES SECURITIES LTD AND OTHERS

The Court of First Instance dismissed a summons for interim payments arising from disputed financing and share-transfer transactions, finding the plaintiff had not shown likely judgment at trial.

  • Interim payment
  • Breach of contract
  • Equity of redemption
  • Pledge/hypothecation
  • Conversion/sale of securities
  • Money lender licensing (mlo s.2, s.23)
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Company law BASAB INC. AND ANOTHER v. SUPERB GLORY HOLDINGS LTD AND OTHERS

BASAB INC. AND ANOTHER v. SUPERB GLORY HOLDINGS LTD AND OTHERS

The Court of Appeal dismissed a challenge to a strike-out order, holding the plaintiffs’ loss was merely reflective of Accufit’s loss and barred by the no reflective loss principle.

  • No reflective loss principle
  • Derivative action
  • Debenture and floating charge
  • Equity of redemption
  • Subrogation
  • Conspiracy tort
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Secured transactions YIFUNG DEVELOPMENTS LTD v. LIU CHI KEUNG RICKY AND OTHERS

YIFUNG DEVELOPMENTS LTD v. LIU CHI KEUNG RICKY AND OTHERS

The Court of First Instance dismissed mortgagors’ injunction and amendment applications in HCA 1359/2014, but granted YDL interim relief against ex-directors in HCA 1341/2014.

  • Receivership
  • Money lenders ordinance (s24/s25)
  • Promissory estoppel
  • Mandatory injunctions
  • Detinue and conversion
  • Agency of receiver
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Company law THE BUILDING AND LOAN AGENCY (ASIA) LTD v. JOY RICH DEVELOPMENT LTD

THE BUILDING AND LOAN AGENCY (ASIA) LTD v. JOY RICH DEVELOPMENT LTD

Appeal against an order extending time to register a floating charge was dismissed. The court found no credible basis to upset the master’s discretion or set aside the registration.

  • Extension of time for registration of charge
  • Floating charge crystallisation
  • Priority of creditors
  • Provisional liquidation
  • Service of process
  • Appeal out of time
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Company law RE KB (ASIA) LTD

RE KB (ASIA) LTD

The court refused to sanction a scheme of arrangement for KB (Asia) Limited because the voting classes were wrongly constituted and related-party votes should be discounted.

  • Scheme of arrangement
  • Class composition
  • Related‑party voting
  • Floating charge
  • Winding‑up petition
  • Sanction of compromise
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Commercial law ANTWERP DIAMOND BANK N.V. v. BRINK\'S, INCORPORATED AND OTHERS

ANTWERP DIAMOND BANK N.V. v. BRINK\'S, INCORPORATED AND OTHERS

The court dismissed a conversion claim over diamonds shipped to Hong Kong, holding the plaintiff lacked possession rights and could not raise an unpleaded Warsaw Convention argument.

  • Conversion
  • Hypothecation vs pledge
  • Air waybills as document of title
  • Application of warsaw convention article 13
  • Pleadings and amendment
  • Hypothecation
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