Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Exemplary/aggravated damages

Legal area

Court

29 Dec 2025

GERMAN POOL GROUP CO LTD AND OTHERS v. DYSON TECHNOLOGY LTD AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 6475
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCIP53/2019

Exemplary damages are not available under the Dyson cross-undertaking given on the interlocutory injunction (undertaking construed as compensatory); discovery is limited to documents relevant to the groundless threats claim and the pleaded case for exemplary damages. Accordingly Requests 2 (documents concerning PR 'Threat Suggestion') and 17 (documents about knowledge of the Mitsui Utility Model) are allowed with narrowed scope; Requests 1 and 4 are refused for lack of relevance to the permitted issues.
30 Mar 2005

HONG KONG KAM LAN KOON LTD v. REALRAY INVESTMENTS LTD

Citation

HONG KONG KAM LAN KOON LTD v. REALRAY INVESTMENTS LTD
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA15824/1999

The court exercised its case management discretion to allow specified amendments to the Defence and Counterclaim and, applying the Court of Appeal's decision in Chan Tin Shi that the New Territories Leases (Extension) Ordinance gave the defendant a new estate restarting limitation, concluded that the plaintiff's adverse possession claim must fail as limitation had not expired after the restart; the court therefore acceded to the defendant's Order 14A application, dismissed the plaintiff's claim, entered final judgment for the defendant on Prayers (1),(2),(2A) of the counterclaim, and reserved…
28 Mar 1996

YUM MOR LIN v. LI CHOW LAN AND OTHERS

Citation

YUM MOR LIN v. LI CHOW LAN AND OTHERS
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA3921/1995

On the balance of probabilities there was no agreement that Madam Li loaned Madam Yum HK$800,000; the disputed memorandum was signed without explanation and did not create the asserted loan obligation; the purported board meetings and share transfers were invalid (no proper notice and transferee not registered); Mr Wong, Madam Li and Mr Lee committed trespass and intimidation against Madam Yum's de facto business and are liable for the losses; aggravated/exemplary damages of HK$100,000 are appropriate to punish and deter; costs awarded to Madam Yum.

Hong Kong Case Law

GERMAN POOL GROUP CO LTD AND OTHERS v. DYSON TECHNOLOGY LTD AND ANOTHER

HONG KONG KAM LAN KOON LTD v. REALRAY INVESTMENTS LTD

YUM MOR LIN v. LI CHOW LAN AND OTHERS