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Hong Kong Case Law

Jurisdiction of superior court
  • 6 Nov 1968

    RE LUNG SHING FAN

    Citation
    RE LUNG SHING FAN
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP251/1968

    The consent judgment for $74,000 entered with the applicant's counsel's agreement bound the applicant; alternatively, even if defective, it remained an order of the Supreme Court and was not ultra vires and therefore valid until set aside; accordingly detention under the fi. fa. was lawful and the habeas corpus application was dismissed.

    • Writ of habeas corpus
    • Writ of fi. fa. (fieri facias)
    • Consent judgment
    • Representative capacity vs personal liability
    • Jurisdiction of superior court