Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Registration under mjreo

Legal area

Court

14 Feb 2025

廣西宏桂匯康食品有限公司 v. 廣州市國鼎貿易有限公司 AND OTHERS

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 714
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP55/2025

The Mainland Judgments satisfied the requirements of s5 MJREO and/or were otherwise enforceable at common law, the Plaintiff established a good arguable case, there was evidence of assets and conduct giving rise to a real risk of dissipation in Hong Kong, and the balance of convenience favoured continuation of the post‑judgment Mareva injunction; accordingly the interlocutory freezing order was continued for D3 and D4 (with a clerical variation) and continued as to D1 and D2 pending proper service out with leave to serve out granted and ancillary procedural orders made.
7 Apr 2022

BEIJING RENJI REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT GROUP CO., LTD v. ZHU MIN

Citation

[2022] HKCFI 1027
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP361/2020

The court held that registration under the MJREO must be based on an agreement that is itself expressed to specify Mainland courts; the Guarantee did not itself specify a Mainland court so the BHPC judgment was not registrable under the MJREO and registration was set aside. However, the BHPC judgment had sufficient prospect of being treated as final and conclusive for common‑law enforcement; there was a real risk of dissipation and no material non‑disclosure at the ex parte stage, therefore the Mareva injunction was continued on an interlocutory basis until judgment in an action on the BHPC j…

Hong Kong Case Law

廣西宏桂匯康食品有限公司 v. 廣州市國鼎貿易有限公司 AND OTHERS

BEIJING RENJI REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT GROUP CO., LTD v. ZHU MIN