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Hong Kong Case Law

Signature/forgery
  • 23 Aug 2012

    RE YUEN MUN WA

    Citation
    RE YUEN MUN WA
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCB6350/2011

    Applying the Hong Kong test requiring a bona fide defence at petition stage (Periwin), the court found the debtor's account incompatible with undisputed documentary evidence (shareholding records, bank facilities correspondence bearing her signature, failure to assert signature is forged, and plausibility of attending the bank), concluded she failed to discharge the burden to demonstrate a bona fide dispute, and therefore made the bankruptcy order with costs against her.