10 Oct 2018
HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS (a firm) v. CHRIS AU AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2018] HKCFI 2297
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA3030/2015
Funds paid into court as security for costs fall within 'funds in court' under s20A and the payer retains a beneficial interest in such funds sufficient to support a charging order; on the facts no Quistclose trust was established over the $2,000,000 and therefore the charging order nisi was made absolute, subject to the prior security interest of Kim.