Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Assessment of quantum for security

Legal area

Court

27 May 2025

UNIQUE REALTY LTD AND ANOTHER v. HONG KONG REAL ESTATE AGENCIES GENERAL ASSOCIATION LTD AND OTHERS

Citation

[2025] HKCA 473
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV74/2024

Defendants established credible evidence from which a reasonable inference of the plaintiffs' impecuniosity could be drawn and plaintiffs failed to rebut with meaningful financial evidence; the appeal's merits were not decisive to displace the order for security; accordingly security for costs was ordered and the appeal stayed until payment.
17 May 2011

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD v. CHANG YUAN TA GRANT AND ANOTHER

Citation

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK LTD v. CHANG YUAN TA GRANT AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA805/2009

Security for costs was ordered because the plaintiffs (Clark/CH/KD Chang) were ordinarily resident outside Hong Kong, KD Chang was a nominal plaintiff as to BEA, the counterclaims (notably CH Chang's counterclaim in HCA805 and claims in HCA1996) were in substance independent cross-actions rather than mere defences, the Changs failed to provide satisfactory evidence that they could not provide security or that an order would stifle their claims, and enforcement issues concerning alleged US pension funds did not rebut the justness of ordering security; quantum was set having regard to complexit…