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The Court of Appeal dismissed an out-of-time bid to appeal refusal of leave to bring committal proceedings, holding the intended appeal had no real prospect of success.
The court set aside ex parte leave to bring committal proceedings, holding that mere share certificates were not “assets” under the undertaking.
The Court of First Instance varied domestic and worldwide Mareva injunctions to allow HK$762,830 to be paid out for the 1st Defendant’s legal costs, subject to conditions.
The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal directed an oral hearing on two leave issues about vicarious contempt, while dismissing Questions 3–14 under Rule 7.
The Court of Appeal dismissed a leave application in a civil contempt appeal, holding the proposed issue about “sales talk” and silence was unarguable.
The Court dismissed the defendants’ security for costs application and D2’s application to set aside ex parte leave for committal, finding no material non-disclosure.
The court convicted the respondent of contempt because contemporaneous signed documents (bankruptcy returns and social welfare applications) showing zero income directly contradicted the verified Statement of Damages claiming HK$45,000 monthly income; the respondent failed to adduce credible evidence or call his lawyer to support his explanation, and the court was satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the statement was false and made knowingly or recklessly.
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The court sentenced the respondent for contempt of a 2021 order requiring his residential address, imposing 14 days’ imprisonment suspended for 7 days on compliance.
Court of First Instance found both defendants guilty of criminal contempt for harassing and intimidating inquest witnesses outside court after they testified.
The Court of First Instance dismissed a habeas corpus challenge to extradition committal proceedings, upheld the committal order, and held the section 5 application failed on the evidence.
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