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Hong Kong Case Law

Discharge of charges (caveats)
  • 18 Mar 2016

    李寶榮 訴 施華芬

    Citation
    李寶榮 訴 施華芬
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCMP1741/2013

    The court accepted the plaintiff's proof of service at the defendant's listed address and found the defendant provided no credible evidence of non-receipt; the defendant had no reasonable excuse for failing to attend the ex parte hearing and had contracted in deliberate breach of the sale order; accordingly the set-aside application for the prohibition order was refused. Separately, because the plaintiff confirmed receipt of most secured sums, the registered charges and the sale order were discharged. Costs were awarded to the plaintiff for the withdrawn first summons and for the successful s…