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  • 22 Jul 2009

    WLK v. TMC

    Citation
    WLK v. TMC
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACV339/2008

    The Court of Appeal concluded the trial judge erred in characterising the union as a short marriage and in failing to engage the sharing and compensation strands; the trial judge also misassessed the husband's asset pool by accepting late self‑serving reductions and by failing to add back repayments and set‑offs that reduced the apparent assets. On that basis the appeal was allowed, the lower order set aside and a materially larger lump sum award was ordered to achieve fairness between the parties.

  • 22 Jan 2001

    FMFT v. HKWE

    Citation
    FMFT v. HKWE
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACV230/2000

    The Court held the trial judge did not err in law or in the exercise of his discretion. On the facts the judge permissibly inferred the husband enjoyed access to substantial family resources and could practicably raise funds; the judge lawfully applied the concept of 'judicious encouragement' rather than unlawfully invading third‑party rights. The lump sum of HK$5,000,000 and the costs order were within the judge’s discretionary ambit and were not plainly wrong, so the appeal was dismissed.