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  • 16 Mar 2023

    LCC v. LTLA

    Citation
    [2023] HKCA 416
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACV281/2022

    The Court granted a stay of execution pending determination of the appeal because the appellant demonstrated arguable grounds and provided credible evidence that enforcement would likely trigger receivership and termination of banking facilities causing serious financial consequences; the respondent had already received substantial payments and transfer of the matrimonial home and would not be prejudiced, and the stay was therefore appropriate subject to the condition that the appellant continue payments under the agreed schedule; costs were reserved to the cause with certificate for two coun…

  • 3 Apr 2007

    GLOBAL SUPPLY SERVICES LTD v. CHAN FU KIT AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    GLOBAL SUPPLY SERVICES LTD v. CHAN FU KIT AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA2557/2006

    Registrar balanced defendants' right to costs protection against plaintiff's right to prosecute, assessed a reasonable security for costs at $570,000, ordered staged payment into court ($250,000 within 21 days; $320,000 within 14 days after leave to set case down), and directed that failure to pay would stay the plaintiff's proceedings and that costs of the application be paid to the defendants.

  • 10 Feb 1970

    MABLE LAI v. LAM CHOW

    Citation
    MABLE LAI v. LAM CHOW
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMC60/1969

    Given the petitioner's demonstrated shortfall between income and reasonable expenses and the respondent's admitted monthly income and obligations (including support of two children by another woman and a significant mortgage against the matrimonial home), the court balanced needs and means and ordered maintenance of $175 per month to the petitioner, payable one month after decree nisi is made absolute and monthly thereafter.