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Defamation [2026] HKDC 730

郭志文 對 機電工程署

Court
District Court
Case number
DCCJ5878/2025

The writ and particulars failed to plead the fundamental elements of a defamation claim (no specific defamatory words, no pleaded publication to third parties); the complained-of documents were internal disciplinary communications attractive of qualified privilege which claimant did not rebut with evidence of malice; the claim was therefore frivolous/vexatious and an abuse of process and must be struck out.

Source excerpt

  • Strike out
  • Qualified privilege
  • Pleading standards
  • Publication
  • Abuse of process
  • Costs
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Tort [2026] HKCFI 2052

CHAN TUN HAU v. SZE YAN YAN AILEEN AND ANOTHER

Court
Court of First Instance
Case number
HCA2240/2024

The Court of First Instance dismissed an appeal against strike-out of a negligent misrepresentation claim, holding no duty of care was properly pleaded and no loss was shown.

  • Negligent misrepresentation
  • Strike out
  • Duty of care
  • Frivolous and vexatious proceedings
  • Appeal
  • Negligent-misrepresentation
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Trusts [2026] HKCFI 2190

PAMELA ALDRED AND OTHERS v. CASTLE FIDUCIARY LTD AND ANOTHER

Court
Court of First Instance
Case number
HCA643/2022

The Court of First Instance dismissed a trustee’s summons to reopen a standing issue or seek an out-of-time appeal, and ordered indemnity costs.

  • Locus standi (standing)
  • Authority to sue
  • Strike out
  • Case management
  • Leave to appeal out of time
  • Indemnity costs
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Equity [2026] HKCFI 1932

ZHANG YUYAN v. TO NGAN HO

Court
Court of First Instance
Case number
HCA1298/2024

Summary judgment was refused in a property and trust dispute between family members over two Le Pont properties, with the defendant’s indemnity claims left for trial.

  • Resulting trust
  • Constructive trust
  • Trustee indemnity
  • Equitable lien
  • Summary judgment
  • Strike out
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Civil procedure [2025] HKCFI 6277

梁志文 對 香港特別行政區政府

Court
Court of First Instance
Case number
HCA1014/2025

The claim was struck out because it sought to relitigate and challenge criminal convictions that have not been set aside, thereby constituting an abuse of process and disclosing no reasonable cause of action; a civil litigation restriction order was proportionate to prevent further repetition of such abuse.

Source excerpt

  • Strike out
  • Abuse of process
  • Res judicata
  • Civil litigation restriction order
  • Malicious prosecution claim
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Civil procedure [2025] HKCFI 6297

鍾玲 對 長江和記實業有限公司

Court
Court of First Instance
Case number
HCPI159/2025

The statement of claim was struck out and the action dismissed because the pleading disclosed no reasonable cause of action, contained only unparticularised and serious allegations without factual foundation, was time-barred on its face, involved non-justiciable national/foreign-state matters, and amounted to frivolous, vexatious and abusive litigation not curable by amendment.

Source excerpt

  • Strike out
  • Disclosure of cause of action
  • Time-bar (limitation)
  • Vexatious litigation
  • Non-justiciability / national security
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Defamation [2025] HKCFI 5070

鍾玲 對 星島日報出版有限公司

Court
Court of First Instance
Case number
HCPI325/2024

The amended statement of claim failed to disclose any reasonable cause of action because it lacked necessary factual particulars linking the 2016 publication to any legally cognisable personal injury or loss, the claim was time‑barred under the Limitation Ordinance, and the pleadings were malicious/frivolous and an abuse of process; accordingly the claim must be struck out and the appeal dismissed, with costs awarded to the defendant.

Source excerpt

  • Strike out
  • Abuse of process
  • Limitation
  • Costs
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