14 Jul 2017
THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LTD v. LAM CHUN HING
- Citation
- THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LTD v. LAM CHUN HING
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP997/2016
The court found the defendant's letters insufficient to effect an adjournment or to invoke any automatic stay; counsel must file a notice to act and bring a formal inter‑parté application. There is no automatic stay merely by presentation of a bankruptcy petition; a legal aid application can create a 42‑day automatic stay if properly notified. The Originating Summons was adjourned to a date to be fixed before a Judge with 3.5 hours reserved and parties were directed to proceed by formal application where appropriate.