Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Remedies

Legal area

Court

23 Mar 2026

廖海麟經營成駿對莫慧如

Citation

[2026] HKCFI 1638
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCSA37/2025

Permission to appeal was granted on two legal points: (1) the Tribunal's treatment of the Scott schedule constituted a legal issue because it awarded only three days' labour compensation without addressing whether remedial/repair costs in the adopted Scott schedule should be awarded; (2) the Tribunal failed to consider whether to award all or part of the expert report fee despite the parties having relied on the report. Other grounds raised were factual or without merit and did not meet the threshold for permission.
28 Jan 2026

LINDI PUJI ASTUTI v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2026] HKCFI 530
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1613/2023

The court refused the applicant's request to withdraw and dismissed the application for leave to apply for judicial review because the applicant confirmed she was safe to return to her home country, rendering the non-refoulement claim moot and the grant of leave otiose; therefore the court declined to grant relief that would serve no practical purpose.
9 Oct 2025

GENESPRINT GROUP LTD 對 GBA SERVICE LTD

Citation

[2025] HKDC 1600
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ6443/2020

The court found there was a valid contract formed by the quotation signed by the plaintiff, the defendant performed the contracted services on 21 May 2020, the plaintiff failed to adduce evidence of the alleged breaches or to plead termination, and therefore the defendant was entitled to judgment for the contractual price of HKD150,000 plus interest and costs.
17 Jun 2025

CHU YUNG v. CHAN LOK HIM AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2025] HKDC 992
Court

District Court
Case number

DCMP2981/2024

The Court found the Plaintiff was a victim of fraud so a constructive trust arose in relation to traceable proceeds; applying the lowest intermediate balance rule the Plaintiff's proprietary claim in D2's account was limited to HK$1,500; independently, on unjust enrichment and having found the transfers between D1 and D2 to be coordinated, the Court held D1 and D2 were personally liable to the Plaintiff for sums assessed at HK$536,585 (D1) and HK$511,500 (D2), resulting in orders for payment, release of the traced fund, interest and costs.
20 May 2025

NEHAL SATNAM SINGH v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 1676
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL818/2021

Leave to apply for judicial review was dismissed because the applicant's death terminated the action and the court exercised its discretion not to grant an otherwise available remedy where doing so would serve no practical purpose.
7 Nov 2024

HANGZHOU LIANLUO LIAISON INTERACTIVE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO LTD (Also known as HANGZHOU LIAISON INTERACTIVE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO LTD) v. CHINA DIGITAL CULTURE (GROUP) LTD

Citation

[2024] HKCFI 3112
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA536/2020

The Defendant defaulted on interest payable under the bond terms; that default was not remedied within the 30-day cure period under Condition 9(ii), thereby triggering acceleration and entitling the Plaintiff to immediate repayment of the principal and accrued interest; the Defendant produced no evidence to rebut the claim as it did not attend trial; judgment is therefore entered for the Plaintiff for the sums claimed and costs.
16 Oct 2024

莊潔瑩對莊卓華

Citation

[2024] HKDC 1680
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ364/2022

The oral agreement was interpreted to include entitlement to the insurance proceeds for the party who 'received' a policy, and an implied term required the defendant to provide reasonable assistance to enable the plaintiff to obtain the full proceeds; the defendant breached that implied term by refusing to assist, causing the plaintiff loss of HKD121,272, for which damages are awarded plus interest and costs.
25 Jul 2024

HOU HSIAO BING v. REN BAOGEN

Citation

[2024] HKCFI 1820
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA1657/2019

There was no common intention limiting the Guarantee to the tenure of Madam Wang; the Guarantee’s plain terms impose an obligation capable of indefinite duration and are enforceable; the cumulative allotments after 1 April 2011 substantially diluted the Plaintiff’s shareholding and, on the evidence including NAV and market capitalisation, that dilution was a contributory cause of economic loss; specific performance ordering the Defendant to purchase the Plaintiff’s shares at HK$0.36 per share was appropriate; a late amendment to plead causation was permitted without unfair prejudice to the De…
4 Aug 2023

壬昕阳對医管局及其管辖玛丽医院行政总监黎咏欣及另三人 [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2023] HKCFI 2036
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1200/2023

The application for leave was refused because the applicant failed to disclose clear, arguable public law grounds supported by objective evidence, sought remedies not available in public law and the claims were inherently unclear and non-justiciable; accordingly there was no real prospect of success under the test in Po Fun Chan v Winnie Cheung.
7 Oct 2022

WONG TO YICK WOOD LOCK OINTMENT LTD v. SINGAPORE MEDICINE CO. 星洲藥業 (a firm) AND OTHERS

Citation

[2022] HKCFI 3108
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA600/2014

Because liability for passing-off and trade mark infringement was established, the court must give effective protective remedies; the plaintiff's proposed terms were properly drafted with built-in caveats and restrictions to capture acts amounting to passing-off, include the specific Chinese designations used deceptively, and require full relevant disclosure (including pre-2012 sales and identities of suppliers and customers) without deferral pending appeal; defendants' proposed limitations were legally unfounded.