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Topic

Penal notice and committal

Legal area

Court

21 Jun 2023

EVERGREEN HONG KONG INVESTMENT LTD v. THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF TREGUNTER AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2023] HKDC 892
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ2256/2018

Defendants remained in continuing and serious breach of the mandatory injunction by failing to procure the Certificate of Satisfaction from an independent authorised person within the original 150 days; their excuses were unsubstantiated and informal communications did not replace formal applications for extension. Therefore the court imposed a final compliance deadline (90 days from personal service), directed appointment procedure for a new independent authorised person, ordered indorsement and personal service of penal notices on the defendants and directors of the 2nd defendant, and award…
22 May 2008

ZSH v. XY

Citation

ZSH v. XY
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP815/2008

Despite reservations about delay and some merits of the husband's explanations, the court exercised its discretion to permit an appeal because the Anton Pillar order and the gross sum costs order raised serious arguable errors (lack of urgency, improper scope, and an abusive costs application) and justice required the appellate court to consider them; time to appeal was extended by 14 days and leave granted to appeal the costs order.