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The District Court held that the defendant failed to prove a liquidated legal set-off for alleged commissions and must pay the plaintiff HK$1,708,428.27 with interest.
Construction payment dispute over fitting-out works, substantial performance, and a counterclaim for repudiatory damages. The court awarded the plaintiff a net sum after set-off.
The court refused summary judgment and interim payment in a share-sale dispute because the defendant raised an arguable defence based on alleged undisclosed PRC tax liabilities, but it set aside security for costs.
The Court of First Instance dismissed the appeal and allowed the defendant to amend its defence to add a counterclaim, subject to proper formatting.
The court ordered security for costs against an out-of-jurisdiction plaintiff, rejecting the “real attacker” objection and fixing reduced, proportionate sums for three actions.
The Court of First Instance ordered Delco, a foreign plaintiff, to provide security for costs in three related actions, after reducing the sums sought by the defendants.
The Court of First Instance ordered Delco, an overseas plaintiff, to provide security for costs in three related actions, rejecting the “real attacker” objection and reducing the sums claimed.
The Court of Appeal held that pleading the Chern Debt did not create a new claim under the Limitation Ordinance, so leave to amend should have been granted.
The Court of Appeal held proposed amendments pleading the Chern Debt were not a new claim under s 35 of the Limitation Ordinance, so leave to amend should be granted.
The Court of First Instance dismissed Delco’s applications for summary judgment and interim payment, finding substantial factual disputes and the fraud exception engaged.
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