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The Court of Appeal held the contract was binding on execution, the deposit clauses were promissory conditions to performance, and the defendant breached payment obligations.
The plaintiff failed to prove an alleged oral share-sale agreement with a promised HK$60 million profit and indemnity. The High Court dismissed the claim after trial.
The District Court dismissed the plaintiff’s application for leave to appeal, holding there was no reasonable prospect of success and no interests-of-justice basis under s 63A(2).
The court held that Mega Wealth Chance Limited held fraudulently obtained funds on constructive trust, but dismissed the related claim against Happy Wise and others.
Court dismissed a waterproofing subcontractor’s claim, holding there was no direct contract with the main contractor and that payment issues lay with J.
The District Court held that a HK$1 million oral payment promise was conditional on the defendant receiving its full HK$24 million commission, so the claim failed.
The court dismissed a foreign currency exchange claim after finding the oral agreements were made with Joint Profit Inc Limited, not the defendant personally.
The court granted leave to appeal in an admiralty action, finding the proposed appeal on a charterparty addendum was arguable despite doubts on its merits.
The District Court found a concluded share buy-back agreement on email evidence and partial payment, and entered summary judgment against both defendants with damages to be assessed.
The Court of Appeal dismissed Lucy Michaels’ appeal, upheld the strike-out of her claim against Harbour Grand Hong Kong, and held the summary-judgment appeal incompetent for want of leave.
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