Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Forgery and fraud

Legal area

Court

26 Jun 2025

JB MANAGEMENT LTD AND OTHERS v. LAU LIK WAH DAVID AND OTHERS

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 2702
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA908/2021

Summary judgment was correctly entered because plaintiffs proved direct enrichment and equitable tracing to impose constructive trust, defendants produced no bona fide defence (admissions and documentary evidence were incontrovertible), the fraud exception suspended limitation, and no triable issues remained that justified a trial; therefore the Master's judgment against the 1st and 2nd defendants was affirmed.
19 Mar 2020

YIP KIN KWAN KENNETH v. RICH WELL FINANCE LTD

Citation

[2020] HKCFI 456
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA2181/2016

The court held the Firm did not breach its duty: its duty was limited by the express retainer to prepare and arrange execution of documents and incidental tasks; it reasonably checked the HKID and signatures and was entitled to rely on the Moneylender's prior approval and commercial verification; the Moneylender bore primary responsibility for commercial verification and risk, and therefore the Moneylender failed to prove negligence and causation by the Firm.
22 Mar 2018

XU BEI v. THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2018] HKCFI 636
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP1200/2017

The documents and returns filed by the unauthorized directors were unauthorized, factually inaccurate or forged; their continuing presence posed a real risk of material and intangible damage to the company and there was no competing interest in retaining them, therefore the court ordered removal under s42(4) of the Companies Ordinance.
2 Jun 2006

THAI LONG INVESTMENTS LTD v. THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LTD

Citation

THAI LONG INVESTMENTS LTD v. THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LTD
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCCL4/2006

The ex parte injunction was discharged because the plaintiff failed to join the beneficiary and other parties truly interested in the documentary credit, delayed fixing an appropriate return date contrary to practice direction, and there was evidence that third parties in good faith had or likely had claims to the funds making the plaintiff unlikely to resist payment; continuing the injunction would be abusive and undermine the integrity of the documentary credit system.

Hong Kong Case Law

JB MANAGEMENT LTD AND OTHERS v. LAU LIK WAH DAVID AND OTHERS

YIP KIN KWAN KENNETH v. RICH WELL FINANCE LTD

XU BEI v. THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES AND ANOTHER

THAI LONG INVESTMENTS LTD v. THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LTD