Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Forgery/fraud

Legal area

Court

1 Aug 2025

CHIU YEE MUI v. FUNG YUEN KWAN, VERONICA

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 3207
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA148/2024

The court stayed the High Court proceedings in favour of the Family Court ancillary relief proceedings because the ownership dispute is rooted in matrimonial proceedings and the Family Court can determine the ownership as a preliminary issue under TL v ML, the Family Court’s findings will bind the relevant parties, the defendant gave effective undertakings to restore the BVI company and prosecute restoration diligently, and staying avoids duplication and promotes procedural economy; the Master’s earlier stay was set aside as superseded by the judge’s order; only claims lacking factual or lega…
11 Aug 2023

TAI SHING LEE VICTOR t/a LUCKY RENMINBI EXCHANGE FOREIGN CURRENCY CO v. WU KA YU JENNIE

Citation

[2023] HKCA 960
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV551/2021

The Court held the trial judge permissibly drew inferences from contemporaneous documentary evidence and inherent probabilities to conclude the defendant contracted as agent for the disclosed principal Joint Profit; the appellant failed to show the judge’s credibility findings were plainly wrong or that counsel’s conduct amounted to flagrant incompetence, and therefore the appeal was dismissed.
31 Jan 2023

HON FUNG v. FRANK DOMINICK AND OTHERS

Citation

[2023] HKCFI 245
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA1260/2019

The appeal is dismissed because the procuring breach claim fails as the plaintiff did not plead the contractual terms allegedly breached nor the director's specific acts of inducement or breach of personal duties required to attract personal liability; the knowing receipt claim fails because there is no pleaded or evidential transfer of the shares or proceeds to the 1st Defendant and the requisite trust property and receipt elements are absent; both claims do not disclose a reasonable cause of action and are bound to fail.

Hong Kong Case Law

CHIU YEE MUI v. FUNG YUEN KWAN, VERONICA

TAI SHING LEE VICTOR t/a LUCKY RENMINBI EXCHANGE FOREIGN CURRENCY CO v. WU KA YU JENNIE

HON FUNG v. FRANK DOMINICK AND OTHERS