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Hong Kong Case Law

Practice direction 19.1 compliance
  • 6 Jan 2020

    THE ONE CREDIT LTD v. YEUNG YUEN FU

    Citation
    [2020] HKDC 10
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCCJ4600/2019

    The appeal was allowed because the defendant's pleaded defence raised a plausible statutory defence under MLO s19 which could bar the plaintiff's recovery, the striking out application was procedurally defective (summons did not specify grounds and PD19.1 para 5 was not complied with), and the defence and counterclaim disclosed questions fit for trial or amendment rather than being plainly unsustainable, therefore they should not be struck out but amended and the Master's costs order set aside.