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Topic

Authority of attorney

Legal area

Court

23 Jul 2009

GAO HAI YIN AND ANOTHER v. KEENEYE HOLDINGS LTD AND OTHERS

Citation

GAO HAI YIN AND ANOTHER v. KEENEYE HOLDINGS LTD AND OTHERS
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA1315/2009

The court found the plaintiffs' case inherently unbelievable in light of contemporaneous documents and post-release conduct, concluded there was no serious question to be tried on the validity of the Agreements as pleaded, identified material non-disclosure, and exercised its discretion to discharge the ex parte orders and decline to re-grant them.
19 Mar 2007

NG JACK FONG v. NG CHAN NING

Citation

NG JACK FONG v. NG CHAN NING
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ2830/2005

The court held that Charles Ng did not have authority under the General Power of Attorney to act for the Plaintiff in his capacity as sole executor (personal representative) because section 7(2) PAO excludes personal representative functions from a general PA; accordingly the Appeal Summons purportedly issued on the Plaintiff's behalf was dismissed. The court also ruled that, even if Charles Ng had been permitted to act, the Draft Grounds had no realistic prospect of success and the application would be dismissed. The legal aid stay was lifted only for the limited purpose of hearing the Appea…