Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Agency and powers of attorney

Legal area

Court

19 Jan 2026

BUSINESS FINANCE LTD v. WAI PING SO AND OTHERS

Citation

[2026] HKCFI 336
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA2269/2016

The court found no fraud or undue influence and that BFL acted in good faith and without constructive notice; however BFL breached s.18 MLO because the memorandum was not signed personally by Yeung; exercising the equitable discretion under s.18(3) the court enforced the loan and legal charge against Yeung and Ping So with modifications — interest recoverable from Yeung limited to 9% p.a. and contractual overdue interest disallowed as against Yeung — ordered possession and dismissed the counterclaim.
11 Jun 2021

TUENBO CO LTD v. CHEUNG SUNG LAM AND OTHERS

Citation

[2021] HKCFI 1620
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA566/2019

On construction of the Requisition in its full context (document wording, knowledge of the 2nd Share Charge, antecedent correspondence alleging default, and the statutory regime), an informed reader would understand SF was exercising rights as agent/attorney for the chargors; accordingly the strike‑out application failed and the appeal was dismissed. On the interlocutory summons, the balance of convenience favoured granting preservation and production for inspection and copying of TCL’s company books and records (with certain categories removed), because TCL must be permitted to comply with s…