9 Feb 2023
ALAN CHUNG WAH TANG AND ANOTHER v. LEE SIU FONG AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2023] HKCFI 366
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP1106/2021
The defendants were guilty of contempt for delayed and incomplete compliance with the s.29 order but had purged the contempt before sentencing; the delay could be credibly attributed to reliance on legal advice and many alleged missing documents were not required under the correct construction of paragraph 2; there was no identified irremediable prejudice warranting imprisonment; accordingly a punitive fine of HK$200,000 each was appropriate and costs were to be awarded on a party-and-party basis but not indemnity and not the trustees’ own administrative costs.