Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Public policy challenge

Legal area

Court

11 Mar 2026

AT & ANOTHER v. QC & ANOTHER

Citation

[2026] HKCFI 1437
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCCT83/2025

The court dismissed the application to set aside the arbitral awards because the defendants had not changed their pleaded case, the tribunal proceeded on four independent and adequately pleaded grounds, the refusal to admit PRC expert evidence was a legitimate case management decision, any alleged irregularity would not have changed the outcome and thus caused no prejudice, and enforcement of the awards does not offend Hong Kong public policy.
18 Jul 2025

L v. R

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 3162
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCCT87/2023

The court exercised case management authority to refuse to entertain late interlocutory applications that would derail the substantive hearing: no orders were made on the Expunge or Security Summonses, the Security Summons was withdrawn, and the court held that delay in applying for security for costs is a sufficient ground to refuse such applications on the Arbitration List given the Ordinance's objective of speedy resolution.
4 Mar 2025

ZAC v. OCL

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 943
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCCT133/2024

The Originating Summons was dismissed because the applicant failed to file any affidavit evidence required by Order 73 rule 5(4), leaving its allegations (inability to present case and public policy breach) as unsupported bare assertions; absent good reason to permit late evidence and given that non‑compliance constitutes an abuse of process, dismissal with indemnity costs was warranted.

Hong Kong Case Law

AT & ANOTHER v. QC & ANOTHER

L v. R

ZAC v. OCL