Read the full judgment text of HCMP 2148/2024 on BabelCite. This Court of First Instance judgment was delivered on 9 June 2025 before 廖文健.
Civil procedure – striking out – abuse of process – no reasonable cause of action – judicial immunity – Basic Law Article 85 – costs – tenancy dispute in Tuen Mun – plaintiff alleged false statements – claimed HK$135,000,000 from solicitors' partners – claim against Master for decisions in related cases – whether originating summons should be struck out – whether judicial immunity bars claim against Master – originating summons struck out on grounds of no reasonable cause of action, scandalous, frivolous, vexatious and abuse of process – claim against Master struck out as barred by judicial immunity – costs order nisi on indemnity basis – provisional order against second and third defendants with liberty to apply within 14 days.
Legal issues: Striking out the originating summons · Judicial immunity of the third defendant
Outcome: The entire originating summons is struck out against all defendants; the order against the second and third defendants is provisional; plaintiff may apply to vary or discharge the provisional order within 14 days; costs order nisi in favor of defendants on indemnity basis.
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