JOHN BAPTIST WU (Plaintiff (Applicant)) v TSOI KAY otherwise known as TSOI CHIU SAM (1st Defendant (1st Respondent))

Read the full judgment text of FAMV 000003/1999 on BabelCite. This FAMV judgment was delivered on 22 January 1999 before Nazareth Atg CJHC, Mortimer V-P, Liu JA.

Civil procedure – leave to appeal to Court of Final Appeal – s.22(1)(a) Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance – value threshold of $1,000,000 – claim for account of profits or unliquidated damages – virtual certainty test – Zuliani v Veira – Cheng Lai Kwan v Nan Fung Textiles – s.22(1)(b) – great general or public importance – applicant in person – no question identified – application dismissed.

Legal issues: Leave to appeal as of right under s.22(1)(a) – value threshold · Leave to appeal at discretion under s.22(1)(b) – great general or public importance

Outcome: Application for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal dismissed.