Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Asset preservation injunction

Legal area

Court

3 Jan 2020

UNITED KESVICK LTD v. TSANG WING FAI AND OTHERS

Citation

[2020] HKCFI 159
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA804/2019

Adjournment was refused because defendants had ample time to plead since service of the statement of claim, no arguable legal defence in law had been shown, and permitting delay would prejudice the prompt administration of the estate; the summons to enter default judgment (including determination of proprietary claims) should therefore proceed.
11 Apr 1988

DAVID IRELAND AND OTHERS v. CANTON FITZGERALD (HK) LTD

Citation

DAVID IRELAND AND OTHERS v. CANTON FITZGERALD (HK) LTD
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA2115/1988

The Court followed Hunter J (Panalpina) that a 'claim for a sum of money' under the Labour Tribunal Schedule can include unliquidated damages arising from breach of employment contracts and therefore the High Court action was struck out as within the Labour Tribunal's jurisdiction; however, because the Labour Tribunal has no power to grant an injunction, the Court retained and modified the asset-freezing injunction as an urgent interlocutory measure.