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Hong Kong Case Law

Committal sentencing

  • 14 Apr 2016

    SUZANNE RUTH HENDERSON v. SCOTT HENDERSON

    Citation
    SUZANNE RUTH HENDERSON v. SCOTT HENDERSON
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP2016/2014

    The respondent deliberately breached a valid Mareva injunction, causing dissipation of US$205,446.64; the breaches were serious and deliberate and could not be adequately remedied by a fine or suspended sentence given impracticality of the proposed conditions and the gravity of the conduct, therefore a custodial sentence of three months is appropriate; suspension is declined and indemnity costs are awarded and summarily assessed at $200,000.

  • 23 Jun 2008

    QUESTNET LTD v. WILFRED ROYCE LANE

    Citation
    QUESTNET LTD v. WILFRED ROYCE LANE
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA1475/2006

    The 2nd defendant committed serious, knowing breaches of both the disclosure order and the Mareva injunction which caused delay and prejudice to the plaintiff; custodial sentences are warranted: 1 month for the disclosure contempt and 3 months for the Mareva injunction breach, to be served concurrently; costs are payable by the 2nd defendant on an indemnity basis and to be assessed as gross sums (HKD200,000 for the first contempt and HKD600,000 for the second, with prior gross sum HKD133,161 noted).