Parkside’s Raphael Leungย acted as sole counsel in securing the dismissal of an attempt to set aside the registration of a RMB549 Million Mainland Judgment Debt.
๐ป๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ท๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐ย (HCRE 21/2025) was one of the first applications in Hong Kong for security for costs under Order 71A rule 8(3) of the Rules of the High Court (Cap.4A).
In this case, the Applicant successfully applied for security for costs against the Respondent (Judgment Debtor) who sought to set aside the registration of a Mainland judgment on grounds which were, as commented by the Court upon preliminary assessment of merits, doomed to fail.
By Order of DHCJ Kent Yee dated 6 February 2026, the Court dismissed the set aside application by reason of the Respondentโs failure to pay security for costs.
With the bourgeoning of applications to set aside registration of Mainland judgments under Mainland Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance (Cap.597), this case illustrates a less known, expedited and costs-saving avenue for judgment creditors to take proactive steps to dismiss futile attempts to challenge registration of Mainland judgments without waiting for a full exploration of merits at a hearing before a High Court Judge.
Raphael Leung instructed by Stevenson Wong & Co.,ย acted for the successful Applicant.
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