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The District Court dismissed applications to sever a joint tenancy and to replace a guardian ad litem, holding it lacked MHO jurisdiction and found no basis for removal.
Defendant's explanation for non-attendance was not reasonable because the adjourned date was given in open court and no timely prompt was required; two subpoenas were unnecessary as plaintiff agreed to call the witnesses and had applied for subpoenas, the appeal/leave application was out of time and lacked reasonable prospects, and the third subpoena failed because the defendant made no attempt to contact the proposed witness; accordingly the restoration application was refused and costs awarded to the plaintiff.
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The court refused to make the O.14 costs entirely in the cause, holding the plaintiff should have stopped after opposition evidence and pay later costs.
The debt is founded on valid and enforceable court orders; the debtor did not comply with the statutory demand, failed to show a bona fide dispute on substantial grounds or provide credible evidence to impugn the judgments, and the debtor's appeals were dismissed; accordingly a bankruptcy order was proper.
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The Court of Appeal refused renewed leave to appeal against a costs order in a probate and constructive trust dispute, finding no arguable error of principle.
法院批准上訴許可的修訂及新證據申請部分理由，並只就與 Lohas Transaction 有關的第 2(cc) 及第 3 點批出上訴許可。
The Court of Appeal held that $180,000 withheld to service interest was not extra interest for ERI purposes, but $333,417 paid to the intermediary reduced the principal, making the loan unenforceable.
Appeal dismissed. The District Court held that the defendant should be allowed to adduce a second expert report, mainly because one technical issue was not adequately addressed by the single joint expert.
The Tribunal found on the evidence that the landlord, by conduct, permitted Lam Chi Tat to act as her agent and that his communications created apparent authority; coupled with the parties' conduct leading to a drafted cancellation agreement and arrangements for 14 August 2025, the landlord was bound by that arrangement and could not later repudiate it. Given those findings and the procedural circumstances, the Tribunal exercised its power under the Ordinance to stay/set aside the costs order made on 16 January 2026 and declined to award costs in respect of the respondent's 20 January 2026 no…
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The Court dismissed the first respondent's application to set aside the Court of Appeal's costs orders because the Court of Final Appeal's decision did not mandate setting aside and the costs orders properly reflected the procedural history; the application lacked a legal basis.
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