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Contract [2018] HKDC 1288

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD v. SUNBO (H. K.) LTD AND OTHERS

The District Court enforced continuing guarantees against two individual defendants, rejecting misrepresentation, undue influence, non est factum and rescission defences.

  • Guarantee enforcement
  • Undue influence (actual and presumed)
  • Misrepresentation
  • Non est factum
  • Continuing guarantee
  • Rescission of facilities
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Contract MARTIJN KUENEN v. JOHN ROGER NEKVAPIL

MARTIJN KUENEN v. JOHN ROGER NEKVAPIL

District Court judgment on a loan recovery claim, addressing whether transfers to the defendant were personal loans or partly company start-up capital.

  • Loan agreement
  • Characterisation of transactions
  • Quantum of debt
  • Evidence and burden of proof
  • Company capital vs. personal loan
  • Loan-recovery
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Contract SECURITY ALLIANCE LTD v. KHAN MOHAMED FAROUK

SECURITY ALLIANCE LTD v. KHAN MOHAMED FAROUK

The court held that the defendant owed HK$1,524,700 and rejected his claim that the entire debt was waived in a 13 October 2005 package arrangement.

  • Waiver
  • Acknowledgement of debt
  • Parol evidence rule
  • Misrepresentation
  • Quantum of debt
  • Costs and interest
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Banking law UNION BANK OF HONG KONG LTD v. UNITED CHINA INTERNATIONAL LTD & OTHERS

UNION BANK OF HONG KONG LTD v. UNITED CHINA INTERNATIONAL LTD & OTHERS

The Court found the defendants knew they were signing guarantees, upheld the Bank’s securities account and share-settlement position, and entered judgment for specified sums.

  • Personal guarantees
  • First legal charge/mortgage
  • Margin loan/securities margin account
  • Placing/placement of shares
  • Issue estoppel
  • Agency and authority
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Banking law UNION BANK OF HONG KONG LTD v. UNITED CHINA INTERNATIONAL LTD & OTHERS

UNION BANK OF HONG KONG LTD v. UNITED CHINA INTERNATIONAL LTD & OTHERS

高等法院原訟法庭在合併審訊中處理銀行貸款、擔保、押記及配股爭議,裁定多名被告須向銀行負款,並駁回部分反申索。

  • Personal guarantees
  • Legal charge/mortgage
  • Margin loan account
  • Share placement
  • Issue estoppel
  • Authority of agent
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Civil procedure BANK OF CHINA (HONG KONG) LTD v. LIU SIK WING AND OTHERS

BANK OF CHINA (HONG KONG) LTD v. LIU SIK WING AND OTHERS

The Court of First Instance allowed a bank’s summary judgment appeal in part, rejected belated oral agreement defences, and granted partial judgment against the 1st and 2nd Defendants.

  • Summary judgment
  • Oral agreement defence
  • Appropriation of payments
  • Waiver of interest
  • Quantum of debt
  • Costs
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Company law Re Widecorp Development Ltd.

Re Widecorp Development Ltd.

The court refused to stay or adjourn a winding-up petition, holding that a dispute over the sale price of charged land did not displace the debt or show ability to pay.

  • Winding up
  • Mortgagee's duty of sale
  • Stay of proceedings
  • Quantum of debt
  • Valuation dispute
  • Winding-up
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Property law CHOW TAI FOOK JEWELLERY CO. LTD. v. SHUN KAI BULLION CO. LTD.

CHOW TAI FOOK JEWELLERY CO. LTD. v. SHUN KAI BULLION CO. LTD.

The court applied the slip rule to correct an earlier omission, allowed the appeal, and entered judgment for the plaintiff on liability, leaving quantum to be worked out or agreed.

  • Slip rule
  • Registration of charge
  • Interest rate interpretation
  • Quantum of debt
  • Possession
  • Slip-rule
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Contract law PERFECT MARBLE COMPANY LIMITED v. TAO YUN COMPANY LIMITED

PERFECT MARBLE COMPANY LIMITED v. TAO YUN COMPANY LIMITED

The court held there was no proved agreement on a completion date or HK$1,000-per-day liquidated damages, and entered judgment for the plaintiff.

  • Liquidated damages
  • Acceptance by silence
  • Delay damages
  • Quantum of debt
  • Interest
  • Contract-law
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