Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd v. Wong Koon Lup and Another
Read the full judgment text of HCA 2047/2018 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 17 May 2022.
1. Having heard the submissions made on behalf of the Plaintiff by Mr Ho, having reviewed the pleadings and the evidence and the Defendants having failed to appear today at the trial of this action, I am satisfied that the Plaintiff has proved its case.
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HCA 2047/2018 [2022] HKCFI 1461 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE ACTION NO 2047 OF 2018 _____________ BETWEEN
_____________ Before: Hon Mimmie Chan J in Court Date of Hearing: 17 May 2022 Date of Judgment: 17 May 2022 _______________ J U D G M E N T _______________ 1.Having heard the submissions made on behalf of the Plaintiff by Mr Ho, having reviewed the pleadings and the evidence and the Defendants having failed to appear today at the trial of this action, I am satisfied that the Plaintiff has proved its case. 2.There is no substance at all in the purported Defences relied upon by the Defendants. There is in fact no evidence adduced by the Defendants in their witness statements in relation to their purported defence of their inability to understand the contents or the signing or the purpose of the Guarantees. And there is no evidence at all to support the claim of misrepresentation. 3.I therefore enter judgment in favour of the Plaintiff for the relief set out in the Statement of Claim in the sums claimed, with interest and costs.
Mr Look-Chan HO, instructed by Ince & Co, for the plaintiff The 1st & 2nd defendants were not represented and did not appear | ||||||||||||||||||