Read the full judgment text of HCA 59/2017 on BabelCite. This Court of First Instance judgment was delivered on 25 November 2019 before Deputy High Court Judge MK Liu.
Civil procedure – summary judgment – Order 14 – unjust enrichment – mistake of fact – identity fraud – tracing – defences of bona fide purchaser and change of position – underground banking – whether defendant raised a real or bona fide defence – plaintiff bank mistakenly transferred USD12.6m due to fraud – USD230,000 traceable to plaintiff received by defendant – defendant filed no evidence – no triable issue – final judgment for plaintiff – pre-judgment interest – costs assessed at HK$280,000.
Legal issues: Application for summary judgment
Outcome: Final judgment for the plaintiff.
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