In assessing the feasibility of the proposed restructuring, the Court will consider the views of the unsecured creditors.  It is not for the company or its provisional liquidators to decide whether it is in the interests of the creditors to accept the proposed restructuring.

The decision illustrates the interplay between delay, expert evidence and the need of doing practical justice in the Court’s exercise of discretion in granting interim-interim injunctions in a cryptocurrency dispute.

The Court of Final Appeal held that ss. 18 and 19 Public Order Ordinance leave no room for the basic form of the joint enterprise doctrine to operate. However, the extended form of the doctrine may, in certain circumstances, apply to participants in an unlawful assembly or riot. 

According to the Defendant, the dishonoured cheque was not issued for the purpose of repayment, but merely as assurance that she would not flee before paying off the monies owed. The learned Judge found that the Defendant put forward a credible defence and dismissed the Plaintiff’s appeal. 

The jury made three key recommendations to the Department of Health on the content of vaccine information pamphlets, such as adding specific examples under the warning to patients with “uncontrolled severe chronic illnesses” against getting vaccinated.

The UK Supreme Court found support from the Hong Kong case of Fong Chak Kwan v Ascentic Ltd, in which Anson Wong Yu Yat acted as sole advocate for the successful Plaintiff at the Court of First Instance, and also at the Court of Appeal, led by Paul Harris SC. 

One of the issues before the Court of Final Appeal is whether the right to build small houses, enjoyed by New Territories male indigenous inhabitants, constitutes a “lawful traditional right and interest” protected by Article 40 of the Basic Law. 

Based on a careful examination of all the evidence, the Fishermen Claims Appeal Board ruled that — on a balance of probabilities — the Relevant Vessels spent 10% or more of the time operating in Hong Kong waters during the relevant period from 2009 to 2011.

The Court dismissed the Petitioner’s election petition and held that there was no substance in any of his allegations, chiefly because the Petitioner and his team had left the polling station voluntarily during the relevant time period.

The jury gave the Education Bureau four recommendations, including to conduct an annual inspection of all schools in Hong Kong to ensure compliance with guidelines on dealing with students with health conditions.