The Court of Appeal granted direct leave, allowed the mother’s appeal, set aside the refusal of an injunction, and made interim child-protection orders with no order as to costs.
Domestic and cohabitation relationship violence ordinance
The court dismissed a summons to adduce 125 pages of late-disclosed documents in a probate dispute, holding the plaintiffs had not justified a delay of about 2.5 years.
Will validity
Capacity to make a will
Late disclosure of documents
Admissibility and probative value of assessment reports
The District Court refused a post-acquittal costs application by the 1st Defendant, holding that his conduct during investigation gave positive reasons to deny costs.
The court refused leave to appeal because the father's grounds failed to show any obvious error of fact or principle in the trial judge's exercise of discretion: the 12‑month supervision order was a lawful, reasonable measure within the judge's assessment of the parties' communication and the child's welfare; social welfare reports are advisory; the custody award to the mother did not evidence a reversible error; and the application therefore lacked a reasonable prospect of success. Costs were awarded against the applicant.
The court ordered each party to bear its own costs of a discovery summons, finding no fair basis to apportion costs after withdrawn, narrowed and contested requests.
The court joined Jean-Marc Peretti as a defendant, refused defendants’ interpleader relief, ordered further disclosure, delivery up to an independent custodian, and payment of proceeds into court.
Defendant became a trespasser from 16 March 2023 for remaining in the premises after expiry of the tenancy; mesne profits are payable at the contractual rent of HK$18,500 per month from 16 March 2023; plaintiffs did not accept a binding extension to 15 December 2023 and any purported partial acceptance in the 12/5/2023 correspondence does not create a binding agreement; deposit refundable only upon delivery of vacant possession and full payment, which conditions are unmet; defendant's counterclaim dismissed; costs to plaintiffs on party-and-party basis.