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Statutory stay for legal aid
  • 29 Jan 2026

    WAN MING SUN v. WONG HOI KWAN AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    [2026] HKCA 91
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACV72/2025

    The 2nd defendant's appeal was dismissed for want of locus because the Official Receiver, as trustee in bankruptcy, did not consent to continuation; the Court exercised its discretion to lift the statutory stay for the 1st defendant due to inexcusable delay and lack of merit; on the merits the trial judge was correct that the defendants repudiated the PASP by failing to deliver required MG documents within the 14‑day contractual period, letters of 12 and 26 April 2023 did not amount to waiver or affirmation, time remained of the essence, and therefore the High Court's orders for return of dep…