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Hong Kong Case Law

Shareholding disputes

  • 9 Nov 2022

    BLUETECH HOLDINGS LTD v. HISAMORI NAOKI

    Citation
    [2022] HKCFI 3404
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA186/2022

    Defendant had admitted key facts (receipt of subscription monies, letters acknowledging receipt, registration of 51% shares in defendant's name and a report showing plaintiff control), failed to plead or produce evidence of any arguable defence (including the unpleaded assertion of a gift or Japanese law justification), and therefore had no bona fide defence to plaintiff's trust claim; declaration and injunctive relief were granted and costs awarded.

  • 14 May 2013

    TO PUI KUI v. NG KWOK PIU AND OTHERS

    Citation
    TO PUI KUI v. NG KWOK PIU AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA523/2008

    The letters relied upon by Philip's Group were not self-contained open offers limited to the issues before the court and were made in circumstances where Without Prejudice settlement time was misused for tactical advantage; accordingly they could not attract the proposed costs sanctions and the plaintiff, having succeeded on the substantive thrust of her case, was entitled to her costs to be paid by the defendants who opposed her (the 1st, 4th, 5th and 7th defendants), including costs for essential witnesses, with taxation if not agreed.

  • 23 Sept 2011

    YUEN MINGHWA FRANCOIS v. LO MEI KIN STELLA

    Citation
    YUEN MINGHWA FRANCOIS v. LO MEI KIN STELLA
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA2682/2008

    Court found on the evidence that (a) the defendant cohabited with the deceased only until about 2000 and thereafter did not reside at Ventris Place continuously; (b) the alleged Home and Financial Assurances were not made and proprietary estoppel fails; (c) forensic ink analysis combined with circumstantial evidence establishes that the corporate documents relied on by the defendant (Exhibits P2–P10, particularly P3,P4,P5,P7,P10) were signed contemporaneously and were forged/backdated and are void ab initio; (d) accordingly the defendant is not the majority shareholder of Asian Powers; (e) de…

  • 15 Mar 2007

    WONG TO YICK v. WONG TIN CHEE TINLY AND OTHERS

    Citation
    WONG TO YICK v. WONG TIN CHEE TINLY AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA1311/2005

    On the evidence and legal principles the court found that up to 1988 the father was sole proprietor and that the goodwill of the Ointment was transmitted to the newly incorporated Company in 1988; there was no proved 1983 oral promise conferring beneficial ownership on the son; the change in business registration did not transfer the Ointment goodwill to the son or CMC; the 1996 allotment created beneficial ownership in the grandsons (subject to the father's right to receive dividends until their majority) and they did not hold the shares on trust for the father; the son and certain defendant…