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Property-law [2026] HKDC 920

KONEW CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LTD v. HO WAI HAN AND OTHERS

The District Court granted a money lender’s judgment, possession and sale of the mortgaged flat after the defendants failed to appear or repay the loan.

  • Order-83a-money-lender's-action
  • Order-88-possession
  • Partition-ordinance-section-6-sale
  • Service-and-substituted-service
  • Default-interest-calculation
  • Appointment-of-solicitor-to-effect-sale
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Administrative-law [2026] HKCFI 2759

TRAN VAN LAM v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]

The court refused an out-of-time application for leave to seek judicial review, finding no explanation for a delay of over four years and no basis to extend time.

  • Leave-to-apply-for-judicial-review
  • Extension-of-time
  • Procedural-delay
  • Service-of-process
  • Non-refoulement
  • Torture-claims
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Civil-procedure [2026] HKDC 816

NG WAI YEE v. CHUNG MA LAI

The District Court upheld an indemnity costs order against the plaintiff in a tenancy dispute, finding her pre-action conduct unreasonable, while adjourn[ed] the non-party joinder issue.

  • Indemnity-costs
  • Summary-assessment
  • Joinder-of-non-party
  • Service-of-process
  • Pre-action-conduct
  • Tenancy-dispute
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Constitutional-law [2026] HKCFI 2595

NGUYEN THI CHUAN v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]

Leave to apply for judicial review was refused. The court also amended Form 86 to name the Board as sole putative respondent and the Director as putative interested party.

  • Leave-to-apply-for-judicial-review
  • Procedural-fairness
  • Wednesbury-unreasonableness
  • Non-refoulement
  • Service-of-process
  • Naming-of-respondents
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Criminal-procedure [2026] HKCFI 2618

HKSAR v. DEVGUN, ANKIT KUMAR

The court dismissed a magistracy appeal over fixed-penalty proceedings, holding the summons was duly served by post and the magistrate could proceed in the appellant’s absence.

  • Service-of-process
  • Presumption-of-service
  • Fixed-penalty-(criminal-proceedings)-ordinance
  • Summons-service
  • Magistracy-appeal-procedure
  • Fixed-penalty-proceedings
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Civil-procedure [2026] HKCFI 2877

LAST BRAND, INC. v. FAN SUK HAN trading as eSTAR AND ANOTHER

The court made the garnishee order nisi absolute, continued the freezing injunction against D2 for six months with a payment carve-out, and adjourned the D1 variation application.

  • Mareva-injunction
  • Garnishee-order
  • Variation-of-injunction
  • Service-of-process
  • Adjournment-sine-die
  • Judgment-enforcement
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Trusts [2026] HKDC 673

庄跃进AND OTHERS v. 白平

法院就默示送达后的缺席判决,裁定被告就有关公司股份属代名人/裸信托持有人,并命令其签立转让文件;如拒绝执行,可由获指定律师代签。

  • Bare-trust
  • Declaratory-relief
  • Appointment-to-execute-instruments-under-s38a-dco
  • Service-of-process
  • Default-judgment
  • Nominee-shareholding
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Civil-procedure [2026] HKCFI 1886

HE WEI v. ZHAO JIANGONG

The Court dismissed a Hong Kong forum non conveniens stay, upheld service as of right, and refused late fresh evidence about a PRC action.

  • Forum-non-conveniens
  • Service-of-process
  • Choice-of-law
  • Admission-of-fresh-evidence-on-appeal
  • Jurisdiction
  • Bank-transfers
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Contract [2026] HKDC 787

黃天昕 v. 關劍麟

The District Court granted default judgment only for specific performance of a separation agreement, but refused declarations, injunctions, and damages claims.

  • Specific-performance
  • Declaration
  • Injunction
  • Default-judgment-(order-19-r-7-rdc)
  • Service-of-process
  • Costs
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Property-law [2026] HKDC 597

LEUNG CHUN WAH NICHOLAS v. CHIN SHIN DIAN AND OTHERS

The District Court entered default judgment on liability in a water seepage claim, ordered damages to be assessed, and refused a mandatory injunction for lack of precision.

  • Water-seepage
  • Mandatory-injunction
  • Default-judgment
  • Damages-assessment
  • Service-of-process
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