Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Settlement and consideration

Legal area

Court

7 Dec 2007

VINSON ENGINEERING LTD v. KIN SHING ENGINEERING (HK) CO LTD AND ANOTHER

Citation

VINSON ENGINEERING LTD v. KIN SHING ENGINEERING (HK) CO LTD AND ANOTHER
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ489/2007

The application for leave to appeal was refused because the struck-out statement of claim did not disclose a reasonable cause of action: the indebtedness was a certified taxed debt payable immediately and the alleged deferment did not amount to a binding settlement creating consideration or a new obligation; Kin Wah was factually distinguishable and existing authorities (including Re Selectmove) precluded the extension of Williams v Roffey to this situation.
14 Mar 2003

YEUNG BEE LEE, BILLY v. HKSAR

Citation

YEUNG BEE LEE, BILLY v. HKSAR
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV195/2002

The application to set aside the Chief Judge's security for costs order was refused because the appellant was effectively impecunious and the substantive appeals had virtually no prospect of success as they sought to relitigate issues finally decided (res judicata) and the settlement/waiver was valid and supported by consideration, so security of HK$165,000 was a proper exercise of discretion.