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Interpretation of schedule 1(f) of small claims tribunal ordinance cap 338
  • 26 Apr 2024

    NG KWOK MING RICMAN v. LI YIN YEE

    Citation
    [2024] HKCFI 1165
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCSA16/2024

    Leave to appeal was granted because the claimant established an arguable point of law that the Deputy Adjudicator may have erred in holding the claim fell within Schedule 1(f) of the Small Claims Tribunal Ordinance Cap 338; the court did not decide the merits but confined the leave to the specific legal question whether the claim falls within Schedule 1(f).

    • Jurisdiction of small claims tribunal
    • Interpretation of schedule 1(f) of small claims tribunal ordinance cap 338
    • Leave to appeal
    • Recovery of legal costs as damages
    • Frivolous and vexatious claims