Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Minority shareholder petition

Legal area

Court

20 Feb 2004

ANDRE JOSEPH ABEL FREZOULS v. LAW YU YEE ALAN

Citation

ANDRE JOSEPH ABEL FREZOULS v. LAW YU YEE ALAN
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP4903/2003

Rule 24, read as a whole, gives the court the discretion to direct that the consequences of non-compliance with the advertisement requirement shall not ensue; that discretion includes dispensing with the need to advertise in appropriate cases, and it was properly exercised here because only section 168A relief was sought and the company is solvent.
2 Apr 2001

CHAU HUNG KAU v. TEXGAR LTD. AND OTHERS

Citation

CHAU HUNG KAU v. TEXGAR LTD. AND OTHERS
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP1372/2000

The court found beyond reasonable doubt that Tsui King Yeung, both personally and as director, wilfully failed to pay the full sum ordered into court and wilfully failed to comply with the disclosure orders; absence of full and frank evidence of inability and selective/late disclosures established contempt, warranting committal to 21 days imprisonment and an indemnity costs order against the company.
15 Feb 1982

PAUL MURRAY-JONES v. GUARDFORCE LTD AND OTHERS

Citation

PAUL MURRAY-JONES v. GUARDFORCE LTD AND OTHERS
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP1090/1981

The bank and its nominee subsidiary (2nd and 3rd respondents), which together control 51% of shares, were properly joined because the reliefs sought could operate against them; the four bank-employed directors (4th–7th) were improperly joined because they hold no shares and all reliefs sought (including removal as directors and sale/transfer of shares) could be obtained by orders directed at the company and the majority shareholders without personal orders against the directors, and therefore they were struck out despite the delay.

Hong Kong Case Law

ANDRE JOSEPH ABEL FREZOULS v. LAW YU YEE ALAN

CHAU HUNG KAU v. TEXGAR LTD. AND OTHERS

PAUL MURRAY-JONES v. GUARDFORCE LTD AND OTHERS