14 Apr 2025
LI DIANXIAO v. CAPITAL CENTURY TEXTILE COMPANY LTD AND OTHERS
- Citation
- [2025] HKCFI 1508
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA751/2022
The Court refused leave to adduce the proposed new evidence because the Ladd v Marshall conditions were not met and there was inexcusable delay and procedural unfairness; on the merits the 2001 Agreement involved unauthorised dealing with PRC national assets and, given expert uncontradicted evidence about severe PRC consequences and the public policy/comity considerations, enforcement of that agreement must be denied in Hong Kong (Type 4 foreign illegality), therefore the Amended Statement of Claim against the 1st and 5th defendants is struck out; the Master did not err in exercising discreti…