Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Forfeiture and re-entry

Legal area

Court

10 Nov 2025

THE ONE PROPERTY LTD v. XIAO NAN GUO MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 5244
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA759/2021

The landlord validly accepted repudiation and re-entered on 5 August 2020; the Plaintiff took reasonable steps to mitigate; the Plaintiff's unchallenged, contemporaneously supported evidence established the quantum of loss; therefore damages are assessed and awarded as calculated (HK$6,693,165.57) with contractual interest, security deposit set-off and indemnity costs.
21 Oct 1999

HARVEST TOP DEVELOPMENT LTD v. HKS PARKING LTD

Citation

HARVEST TOP DEVELOPMENT LTD v. HKS PARKING LTD
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA20165/1998

The judge found a real and narrow factual dispute as to whether an oral settlement was made and held the defendant’s pleaded case was not inherently unbelievable; because doctrines of part performance and estoppel were potentially engaged and the defendant raised arguable defences including set-off of the deposit and challenges to damages/mitigation, the matter was unsuitable for summary disposal under Order 14 and the Master’s dismissal of the Order 14 application was upheld (appeal dismissed).
4 Jul 1985

LUI CHOY v. CHAN CHUN MING

Citation

LUI CHOY v. CHAN CHUN MING
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA3660/1983

The court found the April 1982 transfer was a nominal device not communicated to or consented by the landlord and therefore ineffective against the landlord; Chan remained tenant and liable for arrears, agreed repair liabilities (with adjustments) and mesne profits; Ho was in trespass and liable for one month's mesne profits; Ho's counterclaim for salvage failed for lack of entitlement and proof; lift repairs were not recoverable as they were not part of the demised premises.

Hong Kong Case Law

THE ONE PROPERTY LTD v. XIAO NAN GUO MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD

HARVEST TOP DEVELOPMENT LTD v. HKS PARKING LTD

LUI CHOY v. CHAN CHUN MING