Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Hong Kong Case Law

Variation of injunction terms
  • 27 Apr 2015

    CHEER SIGNAL DEVELOPMENT LTD v. WONG SIU FAN AND OTHERS

    Citation
    CHEER SIGNAL DEVELOPMENT LTD v. WONG SIU FAN AND OTHERS<br>
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA780/2015

    The court was not satisfied on the evidence that the plaintiff's claim was proprietary; applying the ordinary Mareva/injunction approach and the Wharf principles, Chan (D4) failed to prove absence of other assets except to the extent of specific mortgage payments. The court allowed a limited variation: Chan permitted to pay mortgage HK$37,500 per month and a one‑off HK$120,000 insurance premium (paid directly to mortgagee and insurer), increased disclosure time to 28 days, continued the Mareva injunction until substantive hearing, and dismissed the defendants' applications for wider legal cos…