Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Stay of bankruptcy proceedings

Legal area

Court

19 Feb 2019

UNITED MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG AND OTHERS v. YUSUF YU AND OTHERS

Citation

[2019] HKCA 177
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV139/2015

Leave to appeal was refused because the applicants failed to show any point of great, general or public importance required by s22(1)(b); they also failed to make a proper application for admission of fresh evidence or provide a cogent explanation or evidence of due diligence for late discovery; accordingly the leave application and the interlocutory summons for stay and admission of fresh evidence were dismissed and costs ordered against the applicants.
12 Mar 2013

CHAN KONG v. CHAN LI CHAI MEDICAL FACTORY (HONG KONG) LTD AND OTHERS

Citation

CHAN KONG v. CHAN LI CHAI MEDICAL FACTORY (HONG KONG) LTD AND OTHERS
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV237/2010

Leave to appeal was refused because the case did not meet the s22(1)(a) monetary threshold, the appellant did not establish questions of great general or public importance under s22(1)(b) nor rely on that limb, the appellant had misidentified the subject matters of the appeal, and there were no reasonably arguable grounds warranting the exercise of the court's discretion to grant leave.
29 May 1998

CHIANG YUAN JULIANA v. AU YEUNG YING

Citation

CHIANG YUAN JULIANA v. AU YEUNG YING
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA3744/1997

The default judgment dated 6 May 1997 was set aside because the defendant demonstrated meritorious defences to both cheque claims and credible evidence that company payments and subsequent payments by the defendant extinguished or reduced the obligations; the plaintiff’s evidence was insufficiently full and frank to sustain the judgment.
15 Aug 1997

HUI SHEK TO v. OPEN WORTH INVESTMENTS LIMITED

Citation

HUI SHEK TO v. OPEN WORTH INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA2268/1997

There were arguable disputes of fact and accounting and no established relevant mistake on the evidence; unilateral or solicitor-reliance mistakes were insufficient to set aside the Consent Orders, so summary relief was inappropriate and the appeal was dismissed.

Hong Kong Case Law

UNITED MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG AND OTHERS v. YUSUF YU AND OTHERS

CHAN KONG v. CHAN LI CHAI MEDICAL FACTORY (HONG KONG) LTD AND OTHERS

CHIANG YUAN JULIANA v. AU YEUNG YING

HUI SHEK TO v. OPEN WORTH INVESTMENTS LIMITED