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Topic

Failure to comply with statutory notice

Legal area

Court

15 Apr 2025

香港特別行政區訴何麗雯

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 2980
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA503/2024

The prosecution proved service of the 2014 statutory notice and the appellant failed, without any credible or evidenced reasonable excuse, to comply within the required time; on re‑hearing the High Court found the evidence sufficient beyond reasonable doubt and upheld the conviction.
13 Nov 1998

KWAN WING KIM v. CHEUNG KA KIM CURTIS

Citation

KWAN WING KIM v. CHEUNG KA KIM CURTIS
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP4639/1998

The court found a strong prima facie case that the categories of documents existed and were in the defendant's control (through his beneficial ownership and control of KFL) and, exercising its discretion under s33(13) in favour of advancing the public interest investigation, ordered the defendant to comply with the notice within 14 days and awarded indemnity costs to the plaintiff.