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Hong Kong Court of Appeal accepts fresh evidence in fraud allegation case
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal maintains a strict stance on accepting fresh evidence during appeals, applying the Ladd v Marshall test (see our previous …
Hong Kong Court Discharges Proprietary Injunction Against Binance Hot Wallet in Crypto Theft Case
The Hong Kong Court has handed down a significant decision in proceedings arising from the alleged theft of approximately HK$112 million in …
Court dismisses negligence claim against employee and vicarious liability claim against bank
In Xue v Yung and another [2025] HKCFI 4183, the Hong Kong Court clarified the principles governing negligent misstatement in the context of informal …
Hong Kong Court Decision on Unfair Preference and Issue Estoppel in Liquidation Proceedings
In RZ3262019 Limited (in Liquidation) v Zhou Ying Investments Group Limited and others [2025] HKCFI 4350, the Hong Kong Court considered key issues …
Hong Kong Court confirms work fees do not generally fracture the class of creditors
In Re CIFI Holdings (Group) Co Ltd [2025] HKCFI 3250, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance sanctioned a scheme of arrangement under section 673 of the …
Hong Kong Court's approach to charging orders in context of foreign insolvency proceedings
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance, in Lead Good Group Ltd v Royue Ltd and others [2025] HKCFI 3646, has provided guidance on the treatment of …
Hong Kong Court provides guidance on interim relief in support of PRC proceedings
The Hong Kong Court in Zong and others v Zong and another [2025] HKCFI 3355 has provided important guidance on applications for interim relief under …
A First for Hong Kong: Court dismisses anti-suit injunction seeking to restrain a Cayman winding up
Since the landmark cases of Re Guy Lam and Sian Participation (see our blogposts here and here), there has been a clear divergence in how Hong Kong and …
Court of Appeal upholds lower court's decision on "holder" of a global note certificate
In our previous blogpost, we discussed the Hong Kong Court's dismissal of a trustee's petition to wind up XJ International Holdings, on the basis …
Hong Kong Court Provides Guidance to Foreign Bankruptcy Trustee/Liquidator Seeking Information from Banks in Hong Kong
The Court of First Instance ("CFI") has recently recognised two sets of Singaporean bankruptcy proceedings, granting the trustees appointed by …
Hong Kong Court resists strike out of "buy-out order" in unfair prejudice petition
Unfair prejudice petitions allow minority shareholders to seek redress against a controlling shareholder who has managed the company's affairs in an …
Evergrande: "Ultimate holders" of global notes not eligible to be appointed to the Committee of Inspection
The Hong Kong Court has previously held in Re Leading Holdings Group Limited [2023] HKCFI 1770 that an end investor who does not have legal title to a …
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