Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Garnishee and enforcement

Legal area

Court

13 Oct 2023

SIM CHANG MIN v. CMB WING LUNG BANK LTD AND OTHERS

Citation

[2023] HKDC 1536
Court

District Court
Case number

DCMP1848/2023

The court granted the Norwich Pharmacal order because the plaintiff demonstrated sufficient evidence of serious fraud, the requested disclosure was likely to lead to tracing and preservation of assets, and the scope of disclosure was specific and not unduly wide, with jurisdiction under s21 Evidence Ordinance.
10 Oct 2018

HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS (a firm) v. CHRIS AU AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2018] HKCFI 2297
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA3030/2015

Funds paid into court as security for costs fall within 'funds in court' under s20A and the payer retains a beneficial interest in such funds sufficient to support a charging order; on the facts no Quistclose trust was established over the $2,000,000 and therefore the charging order nisi was made absolute, subject to the prior security interest of Kim.