Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Personal loan

Legal area

Court

23 Jul 2025

LAM MAN SUN v. FELDMAN, RICHARD DAVID GERARD

Citation

[2025] HKDC 1215
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ3032/2023

The Plaintiff proved the 25 January 2018 transfer by bank deposit slip and proved the Remaining Transfers were personal loans to the Defendant made through nominee companies by contemporaneous WhatsApp messages and inherent probabilities; there was no evidence of repayment, so Plaintiff discharged the burden of proof and is entitled to judgment for HK$596,800 plus interest and costs.
12 Jun 2023

SUNRICH TRADERS LTD AND ANOTHER v. KUMAR VASWANI AND OTHERS

Citation

[2023] HKCFI 1559
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA139/2022

Appeal dismissed and summary judgment refused because defendants have shown triable issues—notably a credible forgery defence to the Guarantee and Indemnity, uncertainty and insufficient pleading as to the oral Italian Steel and Goods Sales Agreements (including which plaintiff is party), and a believable dispute on the identity of the lender for the Personal Loan—making summary determination inappropriate.
1 Aug 2017

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (HONG KONG) LTD v. GOOD QUALITY INDUSTRIAL LTD AND OTHERS

Citation

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (HONG KONG) LTD v. GOOD QUALITY INDUSTRIAL LTD AND OTHERS
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ1370/2016

The 2nd defendant failed to show any triable issue: there was no evidence the Bank was put on actual or constructive notice of undue influence and non est factum was unavailable to a mature, experienced adult; accordingly summary judgment was appropriate for both the business loan liability under the guarantee and the personal loan.
1 Sept 2006

CHEUNG HUNG v. LAU KWOK MONG

Citation

CHEUNG HUNG v. LAU KWOK MONG
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ5403/2005

The court granted leave to appeal because the determination depends on construction of competing factual evidence and the judge could not conclude the defendant's intended appeal was doomed to failure; accordingly leave was granted with costs in the cause.
4 Jun 2002

YASUKO YOSHIMURA v. TAM CHI MING, NOEL

Citation

YASUKO YOSHIMURA v. TAM CHI MING, NOEL
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA10653/1998

The judge accepted the plaintiff's evidence and contemporaneous signed documents and rejected the defendant's uncorroborated allegations; lacking any evidence from the defendant and faced with documentary evidence inconsistent with his defence, the plaintiff proved that the transfers were personal loans and judgment was entered for the plaintiff for the claimed sums, bank charges, agreed interest and post‑writ interest, with costs.

Hong Kong Case Law

LAM MAN SUN v. FELDMAN, RICHARD DAVID GERARD

SUNRICH TRADERS LTD AND ANOTHER v. KUMAR VASWANI AND OTHERS

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (HONG KONG) LTD v. GOOD QUALITY INDUSTRIAL LTD AND OTHERS

CHEUNG HUNG v. LAU KWOK MONG

YASUKO YOSHIMURA v. TAM CHI MING, NOEL