23 May 2019
FRED LEE and CHOW WAI LAN CHRISTINE, the Joint and Several Trustees in Bankruptcy of the property of HSU KIM MING, a Bankrupt v. CHUI YUK FEI
- Citation
- [2019] HKDC 643
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCMP230/2015
The defendant's application for leave to appeal out of time is dismissed because the delay was substantial and inexcusable, the higher 'real prospect of success' threshold applies, and the defendant failed to demonstrate any real prospect of success on his substantive grounds (claims of sole beneficial ownership by constructive trust, resulting trust or estoppel were properly rejected by the trial judge); consequently leave is refused and costs are awarded to the plaintiff.