31 Mar 2025
KENWELL LTD v. LIU KIN KWAN GARY AND LAM TAT CHOW (BOTH TRADING UNDER THE NAME OR STYLE OF 昌盛公司, A FIRM)
- Citation
- [2025] HKDC 528
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ3616/2023
The summons to adduce further evidence was dismissed because the defendants failed Ladd v Marshall requirements (insufficient diligence to obtain documents pre-trial and the new material was not of a determinative character or legally relevant as it confirmed a tenancy at will). The summons for leave to appeal was dismissed because the proposed grounds (estoppel/acquiescence, adverse possession, consolidation, registration challenge) do not give the defendants a reasonable prospect of success: the evidence cannot support an extension of the 1986 tenancy beyond tenancy at will, adverse possess…