28 Jun 2024
CHINA CITIC BANK CORPORATION LTD, TIANJIN BRANCH AND OTHERS v. SILVER STARLIGHT LTD
- Citation
- [2024] HKCA 580
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CAMP294/2022
The Court of Appeal held that (1) the late evidence alleging witness interference was properly excluded because of delay, lack of credibility and prejudice to the Banks; (2) prior judicial determinations and the Turner/principle against re‑litigation barred re‑opening issues already decided on the injunction and statutory demand applications absent material new evidence, which did not exist here; (3) even on the merits the alleged Overall Agreement was unsupported, contradicted by contemporaneous documents and not a bona fide dispute of the debt; (4) the Oaktree term sheet was non‑binding and…