Double Acquittal at Eastern Magistrates’ Court
Parkside’s Jonathan Ah-Weng obtained a successful result at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts, securing two acquittals on behalf of his client on charges of Indecent Assault-concluding with an order for full legal costs awarded to the Defence. The case arose from an alleged incident at Hong Kong MTR Station. The Prosecution’s case rested squarely on the […]
High Court enters summary judgment against illegality defence post-Wong Chi Hung
Yesterday, in one of the High Court’s first summary judgment decisions following the CFA’s decision in 𝑾𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒉𝒊 𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒗 𝑳𝒐 𝑾𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒖𝒏[2026] HKCFA 14, the Court entered judgment against a defendant raising a defence tainted by foreign illegality. The CFA recently confirmed that Hong Kong adopts the 𝑷𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍 𝒗 𝑴𝒊𝒓𝒛𝒂 “range of factors” approach […]
Failure to prove bribery in Mainland China fatal to money laundering charge in Hong Kong
The defendant was charged in an ICAC case with money laundering of RMB 402,861,903.43. After a 24-day trial, the Court (DDCJ C H Li) acquitted the defendant, holding that “there is no admissible evidence to substantiate the claim” (§63). The Prosecution alleged that Wu, who held the most senior position of a state-owned tobacco enterprise […]
Court sets out guidance on how to comply with a director inspection order
A director of the 1st Defendant (“ABBY”), the holding company of a payment-services joint venture, applied under ss. 373–375 of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) and at common law to inspect 40 categories of documents. The 2nd to 4th Defendants had answered each item by solicitors’ letter, followed by a sentence in a defendant’s affirmation, […]
A significant interlocutory victory for Deanna Law in the Hong Kong High Court
Parkside’s Deanna Law acted for the Plaintiff in Sunnic Engineering Limited v Unistress Building Construction Limited (HCCT 46/2023) in which she successfully obtained an order for the production of key construction records in a technically complex construction dispute concerning rock-socketed steel H-pile works. The decision reinforces the importance of targeted disclosure where technical evidence lies […]
Court of Final Appeal clarifies the law on waiver and acquiescence in the context of a claim by/against an owners’ corporation for a breach of DMC
In Centre Chase Investment Limited v The IO of Castle Peak Road International Industrial Building and Another [2026] HKCFA 26, the Court of Final Appeal upheld an owners’ corporation’s power to waive or acquiesce in a breach of the deed of mutual covenant (“DMC”), notwithstanding the wording of Section 18(1)(c) of the Building Management Ordinance […]
The High Court allows Plaintiff’s claim for distribution from an estate, as the first case in Hong Kong dealing with the interaction between the rule in Cherry v Boultbee and a contractual limitation period.
The Plaintiff applied for a further distribution of HK$2.8 million out of the Deceased's (i.e. the parties’ mother) estate, on the basis that a HK$5.6 million promissory note payable on demand from the Plaintiff to the Deceased, dated 2015 (“Promissory Note”), was wrongly taken into account by the Defendant executrix (the Plaintiff’s sibling) to reduce […]
Applicant seeking security for costs against Respondent?
Parkside’s Raphael Leung acted as sole counsel in securing the dismissal of an attempt to set aside the registration of a RMB549 Million Mainland Judgment Debt. 𝑻𝒂𝒊 𝑻𝒐𝒏𝒚 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒌 𝑳𝒆𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒗 𝑷𝒂𝒏 𝑯𝒂𝒊𝒇𝒆𝒊 (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 […]
Court allows carve out application by the former financial controller and company secretary of Qunxing Paper Holdings Company Limited from a 2-year disqualification order
In Securities and Futures Commissions v Poon Tsz Hang and others [2026] HKCFI 2562, the SFC bought proceedings under section 214 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) against, amongst others, Mr. Poon Tsz Hang (“Poon”), the former company secretary and financial controller of Qunxing Paper Holdings Company Limited (Qunxing) for disclosure of false and […]
Legal issues arising from a water leakage case
The case concerned water leakage in a 4th floor flat in Taikoo Shing. The plaintiff brought claims in private nuisance, negligence, breach of the deed of mutual covenant (“DMC”), and s.34 of the Building Management Ordinance (Cap. 344) (“BMO”). In this case, contractors appointed by the Joint Office of Buildings Department and the Food and […]
