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Hong Kong Case Law

Forgery/validity of contract
  • 3 Nov 2010

    STATEVIEW INTERNATIONAL LTD v. LIU BAOSHUN

    Citation
    STATEVIEW INTERNATIONAL LTD v. LIU BAOSHUN
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA162/2010

    The defendant discharged the burden under the relevant rules by adducing contemporaneous documentary evidence and an arguable account (that earlier agreements with different terms govern) which makes the defence of non‑execution and forgery real and reasonably believable; accordingly summary judgment on the Jul 2004 agreements was inappropriate and must be dismissed; separately, because the plaintiff is an overseas company with minimal local presence the court exercises its discretion to order security for costs in the sum of HK$500,000 and to make a costs order nisi in favour of the defendan…