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Civil procedure [2025] HKCA 748

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

The Court of Appeal refused renewed leave to appeal, upheld amendment of a sealed order to reflect the judge’s manifest intention, and rejected bias and fresh-evidence arguments.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Interim receivership
  • Mareva injunction
  • Slip rule
  • Natural justice
  • Apparent bias
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Civil procedure [2025] HKCFI 1480

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

The court dismissed leave to appeal from an oral refusal of interim interim receivership relief, holding the application proceeded on a misconceived premise and had no reasonable prospect of success.

  • Receivership
  • Interim interim relief
  • Slip rule
  • Functus officio
  • Costs
  • Natural justice
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Civil procedure [2025] HKCFI 702

GREEN LIGHT MULTIPLEX CO LTD (formerly known as GREEN LIGHT MARKETING CO LTD and GLM INTERNATIONAL LTD) v. LAM SHI YAN

法院根據《高等法院規則》第20條第11條更正先前判決的遺漏,批准補發利息,並命令第1被告支付本申請訟費。

  • Slip rule
  • Order 20 rule 11 rhc (cap.4a)
  • Interest under high court ordinance ss.48-49 (cap.4)
  • Post-judgment interest
  • Costs taxation
  • Slip-rule
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Bankruptcy [2024] HKCFI 3552

NG YIU CHI v. NG KWOK PIU PHILIP

Application to set aside a statutory demand dismissed. The court held the applicant remained jointly and severally liable under earlier costs orders and rejected overstatement arguments.

  • Statutory demand
  • Setting aside
  • Construction of costs orders
  • Joint and several liability
  • Apportionment
  • Bankruptcy petition
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Civil procedure [2024] HKCFI 2428

MEI KING MACHINERY ENGINEERING v. PRIZEMART LTD

The High Court dismissed a defendant’s appeal against interlocutory costs and amendment orders, allowing a re-amendment and upholding costs in the cause.

  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Costs orders and assessment
  • Contract interpretation (technical term)
  • Prejudice and delay
  • Slip rule
  • Summary assessment of costs
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Landlord and tenant [2024] HKCFI 61

CHU KIT 對 YUNG CHUNG WONG及另一人

The application for leave to appeal is refused because the applicant failed to demonstrate any legal error or exceedance of the tribunal's jurisdiction; the High Court will not disturb the tribunal's factual findings absent such legal error.

  • Security deposit
  • Repair liability
  • Appeal on question of law
  • Slip rule
  • Costs
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Civil procedure [2023] HKDC 1804

LICKSUN COMPANY LTD v. OCCUPIERS OF THE LAND MARKED "A", "B", "C" AND "D" AND OF THE LAND MARKED "E", "F", "G", "H", "I" AND "J" AT SECTION C OF LOT NO. 1128 IN D.D. 7, LAM TSUEN, TAI PO, N.T., HONG KONG SUBJECT TO LAND SURVEY MORE PARTICULARLY IDENTIFIED IN THE PLAN ATTACHED HERETO

The District Court held it was functus officio and lacked jurisdiction to set aside a sealed order, so the plaintiff’s summons was dismissed.

  • Functus officio
  • Setting aside sealed order
  • Default judgment
  • Doctrine of stare decisis
  • Order 19 rdc
  • Liberty to apply
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Civil procedure [2023] HKCFI 2396

YEUNG LAI PING v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE

The court dismissed a bid to reopen enhanced interest on damages, but varied the costs order after the plaintiff beat a sanctioned offer.

  • Functus officio
  • Order nisi
  • Post-judgment interest
  • Indemnity costs
  • Sanctioned offer
  • Slip rule
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