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Commercial law [2026] HKCFI 519

VENETIAN MACAU LTD v. WU XUHUI

Summary judgment was entered for the plaintiff on a dishonoured HSBC cheque for HK$16,322,082, with the court rejecting the defendant’s alleged oral defences.

  • Dishonoured cheque
  • Summary judgment
  • Promissory estoppel
  • Estoppel by representation
  • Failure of consideration
  • Bill of exchange ordinance s21
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Company law [2025] HKCFI 2778

RE GOLDSTONE HOLDINGS LTD

The High Court dismissed a winding-up petition, finding a bona fide dispute over whether the subscription money was repayable and whether any restitutionary claim had arisen.

  • Winding‑up petition
  • Statutory demand
  • Repudiatory breach
  • Failure of consideration
  • Implied terms (reasonable time)
  • Change of position defence
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Restitution [2024] HKCFI 1720

KING MOUNTAIN INVESTMENTS LTD AND ANOTHER v. TANG YUK LING DOBE AND ANOTHER

The court refused leave to appeal from an interlocutory order, holding that the proposed appeal had no reasonable prospect of success on the present factual record.

  • Failure of consideration
  • Summary judgment
  • Leave to appeal
  • Ineffective/illegal contracts
  • Arguable defence
  • Leave-to-appeal
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Unjust enrichment [2024] HKDC 888

LI JIA HENG v. GOLDEN WORLD MOTORS (INTERNATIONAL) LTD

The District Court ordered restitution of a HK$320,000 deposit paid for a car purchase, finding a total failure of basis and rejecting the defendant’s defences.

  • Failure of consideration
  • Failure of basis
  • Change of position defence
  • Bona fide purchaser for value without notice
  • Pleading requirements
  • Agency and authority
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Bankruptcy [2023] HKCFI 774

RE CHRISTOPHER EDWARD RILEY

The court granted a bankruptcy petition on an admitted and proved debt, rejecting the respondent’s claim that disputed payments were gifts.

  • Statutory demand
  • Bankruptcy order
  • Failure of consideration
  • Personal loan vs gift
  • Directors' fees
  • Service and proof of debt
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Bankruptcy [2022] HKCFI 950

RE DAI YUMIN

Bankruptcy petition over dishonoured cheques was allowed. The court upheld service of the statutory demand, refused a stay for arbitration, and rejected duress and other defences.

  • Statutory demand service
  • Dishonoured cheques
  • Stay pending arbitration
  • Bona fide dispute
  • Duress
  • Failure of consideration
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Contract [2021] HKCFI 2406

YANCROWN LTD v. CHAN WAI PIU

The court refused summary judgment on seven dishonoured cheques and stayed the action, holding that issues under the Money Lenders Ordinance and consideration were triable.

  • Summary judgment
  • Abuse of process
  • Stay of proceedings
  • Strike out
  • Notice of dishonour
  • Bills of exchange
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