22 Apr 2022
Given both parents were deceased with no testamentary guardian, the Social Investigation Report found the applicant a suitable carer, and the minor and family supported the arrangement, the court appointed the applicant as guardian because doing so was in the minor's best interests.
29 Apr 2015
The plaintiff materially failed to disclose facts that were directly relevant to the ex‑parte application (findings of secret rental income and the 2nd/3rd defendants' equitable/chargee interests); that non‑disclosure entitled the court to set aside the ex‑parte order and consequent writ, refuse to re‑grant the order inter partes, and award indemnity costs to the 2nd and 3rd defendants.
27 Nov 1998
The ex-parte order was discharged because the plaintiff breached the duty of full and frank disclosure by failing to inform the judge of material facts — specifically the defendants' assertion of forcible entry and the existence of a cash deposit (HK$107,958.00) exceeding the claimed sum — and because the evidence did not sufficiently establish intent by the defendants to dispose of property to obstruct execution as required by O.44A r.7.