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Hong Kong Case Law

Involuntary bailee
  • 19 Jan 2006

    MAK YIN HA v. WONG CHO HIM WILLIAM

    Citation
    MAK YIN HA v. WONG CHO HIM WILLIAM
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCCJ1832/2005

    Service by registered post was properly proved and not rebutted; the defendant failed to comply with Order 2 Rule 2 to challenge irregularity; the involuntary bailee defence was without substance as a driver who agrees to drive cannot be an involuntary bailee; there was no evidence the action was by an insurer in subrogation and the asserted subrogation defence was speculative; the defendant did not discharge the onus of showing a defence with a reasonable prospect of success, therefore the application to set aside the interlocutory/default judgment is dismissed.