13 Jan 2026
POOSAALA RAM PRASAD v. THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LTD
- Citation
- [2026] HKCFI 229
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA279/2021
The summons for leave to appeal was dismissed because the grounds advanced lacked reasonable prospects of success: the plaintiff's pleadings did not support the assertion that no binding agreement was pleaded, Indian law and practice were relevant to whether a genuine sale occurred and to causation issues raised by the defendant, the authenticity and weight of disclosed documents are matters for trial, and the necessity and reliability of foreign expert evidence cannot fairly be resolved at this interlocutory stage.
- Admissibility of expert evidence
- Relevance of foreign law (indian law)
- Authenticity of documents
- Presumption of similarity of foreign law
- Causation and quantum of damages
- Costs assessment