1 Feb 2021
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (HONG KONG) LTD v. LAU LAI WENDY AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2021] HKCFI 191
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1478/2017
Wendy's admitted theft, corroborated by WeChat messages and the transactional flow showing substantial transfers to Annie, established Wendy's liability and justified judgment on admissions against her; Annie's account was found inherently improbable, her hearsay evidence and absent viva voce witnesses excluded or afforded no weight, and on the admitted and corroborated evidence the court found Annie dishonest and party to an unlawful conspiracy with Wendy so that SCB's causes of action succeeded against both defendants; however Annie's counterclaim for HK$210,000 was also upheld against Wend…