Read the full judgment text of HCA 579/2017 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 29 March 2021 before Mr Recorder Stewart Wong SC.
Civil law – Family law – Consent Order – Non-disclosure – Misrepresentation – Ancillary relief – Plaintiff sought to set aside Consent Order made in 2007 divorce proceedings – Defendant alleged to have misrepresented financial status as impecunious – Defendant failed to disclose assets including properties in Shenzhen and Dongguan and bank accounts – Court found representations false and non-disclosure material – Consent Order set aside as whole basis undermined – Hearing de novo of ancillary relief ordered in Family Court – Costs awarded to Plaintiff – Damages claim for fraudulent misrepresentation adjourned sine die
Legal issues: Representations made by Defendant · Non-disclosure and/or misrepresentation · Materiality of non-disclosure
Outcome: Judgment for Plaintiff; Consent Order set aside; Hearing de novo of ancillary relief in Family Court; Damages claim adjourned sine die
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