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Solicitor duty to the court
  • 28 Mar 2024

    MAXCOLM FINANCE LTD v. LEUNG MA LEE MARY AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    [2024] HKDC 492
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCMP2824/2023

    The application was dismissed because the plaintiff and its solicitors materially misled the court by relying on and failing to disclose that the professional valuation adopted a 'loss of title deeds' basis without any evidential foundation or explanation; that omission and the solicitor's conduct breached the paramount duty not to mislead the court and constituted a material abuse of process warranting dismissal and refusal to grant leave for judgment or an order for sale.

    • Order for sale
    • Leave for judgment under order 83a
    • Order 88 requirements
    • Valuation and reserve price
    • Solicitor duty to the court
    • Misleading the court