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Topic

Referral for contempt

Legal area

Court

13 Aug 2015

LEE SING LEUNG ROBIN v. LUK WING KWONG QUINTIN

Citation

LEE SING LEUNG ROBIN v. LUK WING KWONG QUINTIN
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA1890/2010

The claimant failed to prove that the 340 million shares were security, failed to prove Luk breached by not advancing $3m, the parties reached a global settlement in August 2010 which disposed of the claims, Lee waived rights to dispute Luk's exercise of the Loan Documentation, and there was no proven breach of fiduciary duty or evidentiary basis for damages of HK$88,317,369.90; accordingly the claims are dismissed.
2 May 2003

PHOON LEE PILING CO LTD AND ANOTHER v. THE HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY

Citation

PHOON LEE PILING CO LTD AND ANOTHER v. THE HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV303/2002

The Court of Appeal held the master and deputy judge were correct to strike out the defamation and malicious falsehood pleadings because they were defectively pleaded and the defendant's material did not establish fraud or perjury that would preclude the strike out; the disqualification application failed because prior adverse judicial decisions did not meet the Porter v Magill test for real possibility of bias; the appellants abandoned the appeal by leaving and failing to prosecute and the appeal was therefore dismissed; the Vice‑President's refusal to disqualify was proper and the appellant…