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Company law — scheme of arrangement — sanction by court — modifications to scheme and scheme document after distribution of scheme document, before and at scheme meeting — whether modifications…
January 2020
Civil procedure — costs — sanctioned offer or payment — approach to awarding of enhanced interest and indemnity costs when plaintiff did better than sanctioned offer
By an order nisi it was ordered…
January 2020
Administrative law — Appeals Tribunal of Hong Kong Federation of Insurers — Hong Kong Federation of Insurers Insurance Agents Registration Board — failure of administrative tribunal to seek proper…
January 2020
Wills, probate and succession — administration of estate — executor — removal — substitution of court-appointed administratrix — continued occupation of deceased’s properties by former executor —…
December 2019
Family law — children — relocation — appeal against order relocating children out of jurisdiction — judge correct in adopting approach in Payne v Payne — drastic change of circumstances since…
December 2019
Criminal sentencing — cruelty to animals — sentencing principles — inappropriate to lay down sentencing tariffs or guidelines given existing statutory framework — deterrent sentence necessary —…
December 2019
Civil procedure — security for costs — application for order against plaintiff under Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) s. 905 — counterclaim by defendant — whether unjust to order security because claim…
December 2019
Criminal sentencing — manslaughter — suicide pact — 20-year-old defendant and 16-year-old girlfriend — defendant survived but girlfriend drowned — culpability of defendant, taking into account his…
October 2019
Criminal law and procedure — without written authority of MTR Corporation, posting matters, namely stickers, in concourse of MTR station being railway premises — burden on defence to prove existence…
October 2019
Company law — voluntary winding-up — whether should be converted to compulsory winding-up — if majority of creditors preferred voluntary liquidation, petitioner would have to show valid reason
An…
October 2019
CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE
HKSAR v Cheung Wai Chuen[2019] 3 HKLRD 696, [2018] HKCFI 2333
Court of First Instance
Magistracy Appeal No 300 of 2018
Albert Wong J
26 September, 15 October 2018…
September 2019
Re Madbar Abdul Salam[2019] 3 HKLRD 725, [2019] HKCA 640
Court of Appeal
Civil Appeal No 57 of 2019
Yeung ACJHC and Lisa Wong J
28 May, 4 June 2019
Administrative law — Torture Claims Appeal Board…
September 2019
HKSAR v Cheng Ling Ling[2019] 3 HKLRD 797, [2019] HKCA 636
Court of Appeal
Criminal Appeal No 66 of 2018
Macrae V-P and Zervos JA
6 June, 9 July 2019
Criminal sentencing — trafficking — dangerous…
September 2019
AA v Securities and Futures Commission (No 3)[2019] 3 HKLRD 790, [2019] HKCFI 1703
Court of First Instance
Constitutional and Administrative Law List No 41 of 2016
Zervos JA
9 July 2019
Civil…
September 2019
CRIMINAL SENTENCING
HKSAR v Tang Ho Yin
[2019] 3 HKLRD 502, [2019] HKCA 611, [2019] HKEC 1742
Court of Appeal
Criminal Appeal No 113 of 2018
Macrae V-P, Pang and Zervos JJA
28 May, 5 June 2019…
September 2019
CIVIL EVIDENCE
Yam Lai Chau v Yam Hing Kuen
[2019] 3 HKLRD 547, [2019] HKDC 826, [2019] HKEC 1947
District Court
Personal Injuries Action No 726 of 2017
Deputy Judge Kate Li
11, 12, 14, 20 June 2019…
September 2019
COMPANY LAW
Yeung Bing Kwong Kenneth v Mount Oscar Ltd
[2019] 3 HKLRD 575, [2019] HKCA 688, [2019] HKEC 2006
Court of Appeal
Civil Appeal No 26 of 2019
Kwan V-P, Yuen and Au JJA
11, 26 June 2019…
September 2019
TORT
Ho Kwok Kei v AS Watson & Co, Ltd
[2019] 3 HKLRD 592, [2019] HKCFI 1618, [2019] HKEC 2039
Court of First Instance
Personal Injuries Action No 325 of 2016
Godfrey Lam J
23–26 October, 5…
September 2019
Professions — architects — disciplinary proceedings — inquiry committee — no reasons given by committee for findings — decision confirmed by review committee — whether appellate court had power to…
July 2019
Mental health — mentally incapacitated person (MIP) — appointment of committee — test and approach when deciding whether to appoint committee for MIP — Mental Health Ordinance (Cap. 136) Pt.II…
July 2019
