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Loan versus sale characterization
  • 29 Oct 2008

    CHEONG SHING LTD AND ANOTHER v. YU KWAN AND OTHERS

    Citation
    CHEONG SHING LTD AND ANOTHER v. YU KWAN AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of Final Appeal
    Case number
    FACV5/2008

    KY001 and KY002 did not prove the specific terms required to characterise the HK$38.76 million as a loan to the defendants; the payment was made in the course of an unproved commercial transaction and was not a gift; Minshen Hong Kong was out of pocket to the extent of HK$28.26 million after credit for repayments and is entitled to restitution (money had and received) for that sum with simple interest at 5% from the date of the writ; judgments against Mr Kong and findings that relied on KY001 as specific contractual proof were discharged; costs orders were set aside with parties ordered to be…