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  • 1 Aug 2017

    WILLWIN DEVELOPMENT (ASIA) CO LTD AND ANOTHER v. WEI XING AND OTHERS

    Citation
    WILLWIN DEVELOPMENT (ASIA) CO LTD AND ANOTHER v. WEI XING AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA797/2012

    The Court stayed further proceedings against SHENZHEN WILLWIN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED because the Mainland compulsory liquidation order and appointment of a new liquidation committee meant the company could only act through the new liquidators; in the absence of expert PRC law evidence the Court assumed the Mainland position aligns with Hong Kong practice requiring a stay until the liquidators decide to continue. Because BKT and Wen failed to disclose fully the liquidation status and post-liquidation communications (notably Du's email), the Court ordered costs against WW and BKT for wastin…

  • 30 Apr 2015

    LAU WING YEUNG v. KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB

    Citation
    LAU WING YEUNG v. KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCPI955/2013

    Master found the accident caused only a mild soft tissue back injury; MRI degeneration was likely pre-existing; plaintiff exaggerated symptoms and concealed a separate road traffic accident; defendant had accommodated return to work; therefore most claimed losses were not caused by the accident. Applied comparable precedents to fix PSLA at HK$90,000, awarded pre-trial loss HK$75,600 and special damages HK$5,960, set total against Employees Compensation of HK$312,000 resulting in a net award of HK$0 and ordered costs to defendant (nisi) to be taxed.