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Topic

Service by insertion through letter box

Legal area

Court

23 Dec 2015

HOA SHUN HAU TONG v. 何耀光

Citation

HOA SHUN HAU TONG v. 何耀光
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ2466/2014

On the evidence there was no letter box at the address; service by insertion through a letter box was therefore not effected; the default judgment entered on 21 October 2014 was irregular and must be set aside. The court exercised its discretion to set aside without imposing conditions and granted the defendant leave to file and serve a defence within 21 days; costs allocated against the plaintiff as ordered.
31 May 2001

COSEC NOMINEES LTD. AND ANOTHER v. LAU HON MING ALAN

Citation

COSEC NOMINEES LTD. AND ANOTHER v. LAU HON MING ALAN
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA9775/2000

Hang Fa Chuen was the address last known to the plaintiffs at time of service; defendant did not have notice of the writ before default judgment; the default judgment was therefore irregular due to defective service and must be set aside without inquiry into merits; judgment is set aside unconditionally and costs awarded to defendant after 7 February 2001.