29 Aug 2013
HONG KONG CHIU CHOW PO HING BUDDHISM ASSOCIATION LTD v. CHENG KWOK KIT EDWIN AND OTHERS
- Citation
- HONG KONG CHIU CHOW PO HING BUDDHISM ASSOCIATION LTD v. CHENG KWOK KIT EDWIN AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA543/2013
The court exercised its equitable jurisdiction to appoint Mr Vincent Fok as Receiver and Manager with the powers sought to verify the membership register and convene an EGM because prompt, expert administration was required and the court was better placed than a third party selector to choose a competent appointee; furthermore, applying the established principle from Grand Field, the Purported Board's solicitors had acted without apparent authority and, having been put on notice of lack of authority, were personally ordered to pay the costs of the High Court Action and the Applicant's costs i…