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Topic

Credibility of defence

Legal area

Court

20 Dec 2005

SUGIBUN CORPORATION v. SATO TAISUKE t/a SATO JAPANESE FOOD TRADING

Citation

SUGIBUN CORPORATION v. SATO TAISUKE t/a SATO JAPANESE FOOD TRADING
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP1334/2005

The Court refused leave because the settlement deed and confirming correspondence contained no term to resume supply and the defendant's allegation of such a term was not credible, so no triable issue existed to justify an appeal.
4 Jul 1995

INTERNATIONAL BALLY CHEMICAL CO. LTD. and Another v. LAU TAK and Others

Citation

INTERNATIONAL BALLY CHEMICAL CO. LTD. and Another v. LAU TAK and Others
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV69/1995

The Court allowed the appeal and entered judgment for the 2nd Plaintiff because the 1st Defendant's account that his $500,000 payment discharged his liability was inherently implausible and unsupported by contemporaneous documents, such that there was no real or bona fide defence to the contribution claim for $505,146; accordingly the part of the Deputy Judge's order granting unconditional leave to defend was set aside and judgment was entered with interest to be fixed.