3 Jan 2008
RE FOOK HAU TRADING CO
- Citation
- RE FOOK HAU TRADING CO
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCB7100/2006
On proper construction of the Bankruptcy Ordinance and Rules, service of a statutory demand on a firm comprising several partners does not suffice if effected on only some partners; there is no rule deeming service on one or more partners to be service on the firm. The petitioner also failed to do all that was reasonable to bring the demand to TMK's attention (no attempts to serve him in the Mainland and premature presentation of the petition), so service on TMK was not properly effected; accordingly the petition was dismissed.