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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 …
Unrecognised foreign judgments: can they form the basis of a bankruptcy petition?
The position in England The English Court of Appeal recently held in Servis-Terminal LLC v Drelle [2025] EWCA Civ 62 that, as a matter of English law, …
Hong Kong Court of Appeal's Strict Stance on New Evidence
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has the power to accept new evidence on factual questions during appeals. To adduce new evidence, a party must satisfy the …
Debtor who overturned bankruptcy in previous landmark case declared bankrupt once again
On 24 March 2025, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance made a second bankruptcy order against Mr Guy Kwok-Hung Lam. This bankruptcy order arises …
New framework for remote hearing takes effect
The Courts (Remote Hearing) Ordinance ("Ordinance") came into effect on 28 March 2025. The Ordinance establishes a clear legal …
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