Read the full judgment text of DCCJ 1422/2018 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 19 November 2018 before His Honour Judge MK Liu.
Civil procedure – summary judgment – striking out – abuse of process – indemnity costs – property ownership – constructive trust – duplicate proceedings – Whether defendant has triable issue for summary judgment – Yes. Whether claim duplicitous with HC proceedings – Yes. Whether indemnity costs justified – Yes. Order 14 summons dismissed. Striking-out allowed. Claim struck out. Costs HK$120,000 indemnity.
Legal issues: Order 14 summons · striking-out summons · Indemnity costs
Outcome: Order 14 summons dismissed. Striking-out summons allowed. Claim struck out. Action dismissed.
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