Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Disclosure duties

Legal area

Court

10 Apr 2025

PANG PING KONG AND OTHERS v. PANG KAM LUN AND OTHERS

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 1464
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA2273/2018

Court found D1 was a de facto trustee and breached fiduciary duties by knowing of D2's identity as the real buyer and by failing to disclose/correct Poon's misrepresentation; D2 was liable for knowing receipt because trust property ended up in D2's effective control and he knew of the concealment; dishonest assistance claim against D2 dismissed for failure of pleading; conspiracy claim failed for lack of intent to injure; equitable compensation assessed and apportioned between D1 and D2 with interest and costs orders.
16 Apr 2018

HKSAR v. CHEN KEEN (alias JACK CHEN) AND OTHERS

Citation

[2018] HKCA 121
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC172/2016

The Court held the convictions were safe: the counts alleged an agreement to defraud (agreement is the crime) and particulars (a)–(e) described means/overt acts rather than separate essential ingredients, so the indictment was not impermissibly duplicitous; the trial judge fairly instructed the jury (including directions that favored defendants) and properly admitted New Zealand business records and parts of the deposition after finding attendance was not reasonably practicable and that admission would not cause unfairness; documentary and email evidence supported findings that all three appe…
12 Jul 2013

PACIFIC CAREER LTD v. GOLDIN PROPERTIES HOLDINGS LTD

Citation

PACIFIC CAREER LTD v. GOLDIN PROPERTIES HOLDINGS LTD
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ2654/2010

Defendant failed to establish any triable issue: the recorded telephone conversation did not show the candidate was unsuitable or that the plaintiff had withheld material information; the Agreement entitled plaintiff to the agency fee and contractual late charges; the master's conditional leave order was set aside and judgment entered for plaintiff for HK$129,600 plus contractual interest and costs; counterclaim dismissed.
6 Jul 2009

LEE SAU FAT v. F. H. SECURITY SERVICES CO LTD

Citation

LEE SAU FAT v. F. H. SECURITY SERVICES CO LTD
Court

District Court
Case number

DCEC1720/2006

Given the close interrelation of the three actions and the common medical issues, the court required frank disclosure of expert evidence and directed joint supplemental orthopaedic and psychiatric expert reports (with joint medical examination if required) to ensure relevant, proportionate and cost-effective expert evidence; initial solo expert reports shall not attract recoverable costs from the opposite party and each side must bear costs of their solo reports for the joint reporting exercise; actions consolidated where appropriate and specific timelines set for disclosure, witness statemen…

Hong Kong Case Law

PANG PING KONG AND OTHERS v. PANG KAM LUN AND OTHERS

HKSAR v. CHEN KEEN (alias JACK CHEN) AND OTHERS

PACIFIC CAREER LTD v. GOLDIN PROPERTIES HOLDINGS LTD

LEE SAU FAT v. F. H. SECURITY SERVICES CO LTD