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Order 49b of the rules of the high court
  • 30 Dec 2025

    CHAN CHOI HAR IVY v. DADRA INC.

    Citation
    [2025] HKCFA 25
    Court
    Court of Final Appeal
    Case number
    FACV4/2025

    Leave to proceed under BO s.12 granted to continue an O.49B oral examination can properly found jurisdiction for subsequent consequential enforcement steps including an application for imprisonment under O.49B r.1B(1)(c); BO s.12 does not require separate piecemeal leave for each stage of the O.49B enforcement process provided the leave is not expressly limited and procedural safeguards protecting personal liberty are observed.

    • Order 49b of the rules of the high court
    • Bankruptcy ordinance s.12
    • Imprisonment for wilful non-disclosure
    • Jurisdiction of a high court master
    • Leave to proceed in bankruptcy