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Hong Kong Case Law

Virtual accounts
  • 8 Apr 2026

    LEGENDARY TECH PTE. LTD v. AIRWALLEX (HONG KONG) LTD

    Citation
    [2026] HKCFI 2015
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP131/2026

    A Norwich Pharmacal / pre-action discovery order was granted because the plaintiff established a prima facie case that the stolen funds were transferred into a virtual account linked to the defendant and that, notwithstanding abandonment of proprietary claims, the plaintiff can raise a prima facie unjust enrichment claim against second-tier recipients by tracing an interest in the stolen monies and showing a sufficient causal nexus; it is for the recipient(s) to establish any defence.