18 Sept 2014
LIN REN XIANG v. HUI KAM FONG also known as HUI KAM FONG WENDY
- Citation
- LIN REN XIANG v. HUI KAM FONG also known as HUI KAM FONG WENDY
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ1361/2014
The court found the defendant's assertion that the payment was remuneration for past services to be a recent, unsupported and not credible explanation amounting to a shadowy defence. Even accepting the defendant's version, the alleged past services would constitute past consideration and cannot furnish lawful consideration for the promise. On that basis the defendant failed to show a bona fide triable defence; consequently the court set aside the Master's order and granted leave to defend only on condition that the full claimed sum of HK$1,000,000 be paid into court within 28 days, failing wh…