In Ko Pui Yee & Ors v Jones Lang Lasalle Management Services Ltd [2023] 4 HKC 50, the Defendant successfully appealed against the decisions of the Small Claims Tribunal which found the Defendant negligent as the property manager of the underground car park of a residential estate. The High Court set aside the adjudicator’s orders […]

The Plaintiff successfully claimed against the Defendant for the repayment of the outstanding principal and interest pursuant to a Promissory Note and Loan Agreement signed by both parties in 2018.  The High Court entered judgment for the Plaintiff and ordered the Defendant to repay the outstanding sum of USD$1,142,737.  The Plaintiff is entitled to have […]

In the 東樂大樓業主立案法團 v 黃志剛 [2023] HKLdT, the Lands Tribunal allowed the applicant incorporated owners’ application for mandatory injunction to compel the respondent flat owner to reinstate the sewage pipes and damages being the repair costs incurred to repair the damaged elevator. Albert Wan acted for the successful applicant.

In CN v LYP [2023] HKFC 73, the Family Court ordered permanent relocation of two young children (a girl aged 7 and a boy aged 3) to Singapore with the Father. At the same time, the Mother had applied to permanently relocate the children to Dongguan, China, with her maternal family, which was not granted. […]

In a judgment dated 5 May 2023, the Lands Tribunal made an order for sale under the Land (Compulsory Sale for Redevelopment) Ordinance (Cap. 545) (“the Ordinance”) to sell the lot on which the Wah Ha Factory Building, Quarry Bay stands. The Tribunal set the reserve price for the auction of the lot at $5.125 […]

In a judgment dated 27 April 2023, the Hon. Madam Justice Yvonne Cheng of the High Court of Hong Kong held that a writ for an alleged breach of a Sale and Purchase Agreement between the shareholders of Smart Edge Limited (Receivers and Managers Appointed) and Hundred Gain International Holding Ltd (a BVI company) for […]

On 3 May 2023, the Court ruled that the Prosecution had failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the Defendant in HKSAR v Lam Shan Ling Danny (WKCC 3356/2022) was the perpetrator in a common assault.  Andrew Lau acted for the successful Defendant.

In the Court’s view, the public law error made by the Master in reaching his conclusion justifies the grant of leave to apply for judicial review as well as substantive relief. Accordingly, the Court quashed the decision of the Master and remitted the matter for reconsideration. 

The learned Magistrate accorded no weight to the evidence of PW3 and PW4. The Court also accepted the Defendant’s oral testimony. In the circumstance, the learned Magistrate ruled that the Prosecution had failed to prove that the Defendant was guilty of dangerous driving beyond all reasonable doubt and awarded costs to the Defence.

Each of the Appellants had already undergone a lengthy course of medical and surgical treatments, including psychiatric treatment, hormonal treatment, mastectomy (i.e. removal of breasts) and real experience of living life as males with professional support and guidance.