Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Hong Kong Case Law

Practice direction interpretation
  • 4 Dec 2014

    BIG ISLAND CONSTRUCTION (HK) LTD v. WU YI CONSTRUCTION CO LTD AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    BIG ISLAND CONSTRUCTION (HK) LTD v. WU YI CONSTRUCTION CO LTD AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Court of Final Appeal
    Case number
    FAMP1/2014

    The Court of Final Appeal has power to vary conditions imposed by the Court of Appeal under section 25 read purposively; exercising that discretion, the Court varied the Consent Order to require security of HK$400,000 per respondent (total HK$800,000) paid into court within 21 days because the general practice supports that quantum, the appellant has no assets making enforcement difficult, the appeal would not be stifled by the variation, and the original Consent Order was ambiguous and muddled; the additional asset-proof condition was refused as senseless and of no practical utility.