Commercial Law In Keenact Ltd & Ors v Elena Siivinen & Ors [2025] HKCFI 938, the Court (per DHCJ Maria Yuen) set aside worldwide Mareva and proprietary injunctions and ancillary disclosure orders made against the 1st defendant. The Judge further stayed all further proceedings in the action on the ground of forum non conveniens, having […]

Public Law The Court of First Instance ruled in HKSAR v So Tsun Fung [2025] HKCFI 916 that advocating for an election boycott during the election period harms the integrity of elections. The court upheld the constitutionality of Section 27A of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance, Cap. 554, which criminalizes inciting others not to […]

In family law proceedings, parties would often formalise their financial settlement upon divorce in form of a Consent Summons, subsequently sanctioned by the court as a Consent Order. In some cases, parties proceed only to carry out their agreement in the Consent Summons, without taking further steps to crystalise it into a formal Order. However, […]

On 3 March 2025, after a one-day trial before Magistrate Mr MOK Tze-chung, Andrew in the Shatin Magistrates’ Court, the Defendant in STCC 2971/2024 was acquitted of two charges of “using a forged travel document”, contrary to section 42(2)(b) of the Immigration Ordinance, Cap 115. The Defendant was represented by Hectar Pun, SC and Anson […]

In HKSAR v Mak Tim Wing (TMCC 553/2024), the Defendant who was charged with criminal damage contrary to Section 60 of the Crimes Ordinance (Cap.200) successfully relied upon the statutory defence of lawful excuse and was acquitted.  Valerie Tang appeared for the successful Defendant.  Facts  The Defendant was tasked with managing a sub-divided village house […]

At a hearing before the Companies Court on 17 February 2025, Tianji Holding Ltd was ordered to be wound up by the Hon. Madam Justice Linda Chan in HCCW 637/2024. The petition for the winding-up of Tianji Holding Ltd was filed by China Evergrande Group (In Liquidation) and its liquidators Mr Edward Middleton and Ms […]

In Re Physical Beauty & Fitness Holdings Ltd [2025] HKCFI 604, Jeffrey Tam (with William Kwok) represented the successful Petitioner in his Petition against Physical Beauty & Fitness Holdings Limited (the “Holding Company”), the holding company of the well-known gym chain “Physical”, which is a BVI company that holds 13 Hong Kong subsidiaries (together, “Group”).  […]

The Court of First Instance hands down decision on the correct approach to evaluating an administrative body’s invocation of the principle of res judicata in the course of its decision-making: NH v Torture Claims Appeal Board [2024] HKCFI 2483 (reported in [2024] 6 HKC 765).  The ruling granting the applicant leave to apply for judicial […]

In RTHK Programme Staff Union & Anor v Communications Authority [2025] HKCA 121, the Court of Appeal (“CA”) dismissed the application by the Communications Authority (“Authority”) for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal (“CFA”), as regards the CA’s earlier judgment (“Judgment”, the commentary of which can be found here) that quashed the Authority’s […]

The case of Huang Kai Chiun Dorothy, the executrix of the estate of Huang Hing Yu Patrick v Ho Yin Man & Others [2024] HKCFI 3186 (HCA 92/2007, 8 November 2024) presents critical insight into the application of the legal principles surrounding delays in litigation and the threshold for a striking out application for want […]