Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Service by ordinary post

Legal area

Court

26 Sept 2024

CHAN PAK WING 及另一人對 CHU HSIAO LAN

Citation

[2024] HKDC 1326
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ6400/2019

The court found the Part 22 offer of 7 July 2023 was validly served by post, related to the whole claim, and the defendant gave no reasonable basis to treat making the mandatory r24 orders as unjust; accordingly Order 22 r24 applied. The court varied the earlier damages assessment order to award interest on general damages at 2% to 4 August 2023 and thereafter at the court judgment rate, ordered that costs be party-and-party to 4 August 2023 and on a full compensation (indemnity) basis from 5 August 2023 to the judgment date, with interest on those indemnity costs from 5 August 2023 to the ju…
3 Jun 2016

SUN CRYSTAL LTD v. THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF FENG FONG BUILDING AND ANOTHER

Citation

SUN CRYSTAL LTD v. THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF FENG FONG BUILDING AND ANOTHER
Court

Lands Tribunal
Case number

LDBM184/2015

The Default Judgment was regular because the NOA and Written Request were properly served by ordinary post and insertion into the letter box in accordance with the Lands Tribunal Rules and the affirmation of service complied with Form 30; the 2nd respondent failed to prove non‑receipt and failed to show a meritorious defence with a real prospect of success; accordingly the application to set aside the Default Judgment was dismissed and no stay of execution was granted.
12 Feb 1982

LI YUK-HA BETTY v. CHENG FONG

Citation

LI YUK-HA BETTY v. CHENG FONG
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ4194/1981

The plaintiff failed to prove on the balance of probabilities that the notice to quit was sent by ordinary post; the court will not infer posting merely from one employee instructing another in the absence of direct evidence of the firm's internal posting procedures or a witness who posted the letter; consequently the required notice was not proved and the periodic tenancy was not terminated, so judgment is entered for the defendant.

Hong Kong Case Law

CHAN PAK WING 及另一人 對 CHU HSIAO LAN

SUN CRYSTAL LTD v. THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF FENG FONG BUILDING AND ANOTHER

LI YUK-HA BETTY v. CHENG FONG

CHAN PAK WING 及另一人對 CHU HSIAO LAN