20 Feb 2023
The summons was dismissed because it did not constitute the proper procedure to achieve the applicant's aims, the applicant provided no arguable grounds to extend time or to vary the costs assessment, and the matter could and should be dealt with on paper; therefore the summons is dismissed and the hearing vacated.
15 Jun 2010
The First Action's claims duplicated matters in the Second Action and should not proceed in this court; claims for loss of retirement payment were misplaced against the trustee (2nd defendant) who was not the alleged wrongdoer; the summons for consolidation was dismissed; costs were apportioned: the 1st defendant must bear the 2nd defendant's costs of the application and those costs were certified fit for counsel; the plaintiff must pay half of the 1st defendant's costs for the striking out application, assessed at HK$42,300 payable forthwith.
12 Jan 2007
Court found no express contractual term making payment conditional on the defendant executing documents or answering enquiries; plaintiff failed to prove breach or genuine queries; defendant had substantially performed by retiring; plaintiff's claim dismissed; defendant entitled to unpaid balance of $2,617,666.66 with specified interest and costs on an indemnity basis.
28 Sept 1982
The Court held the $770,000 constituted an expense 'incurred' within s.16(1) because the firm had assumed a liability under its employment terms; the claimed figure was accepted as sufficiently accurate on the material before the court, and therefore the deduction was allowable; appeal dismissed.
21 Oct 1975
The gratuity paid to the plaintiff as a result of death ($9,114.60) is excluded under s.9(1) and must be disregarded; however the retirement gratuity that the deceased would have received had he lived to retirement ($33,130.60) constitutes a lost benefit to which the plaintiff is entitled a proportion of—court awards one third ($11,043.50) as compensatory loss—and this is to be included in assessing general damages together with assessed dependency ($450 pcm, multiplier 6).