Lee William and Others v. Land Registrar

Read the full judgment text of HCAL 160/2015 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 3 December 2025.

Case No.HCAL 160/2015[2025] HKCFI 5844
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High Court CFI
Date03 Dec 2025
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HCAL 160/2015

[2025] HKCFI 5844

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW LIST No. 160 of 2015

BETWEEN    
  Lee William 1st Applicant
  Yiu Cheung Yum Bernard, the Executor of the estate of Man Ping Kwan, deceased 2nd Applicant
  Koo Ting Choy 3rd Applicant
  Man Kan Chung 4th Applicant
  Ng Ting Hong 5th Applicant
  Man Kai Keung 6th Applicant
  Li Kam Chung Lawrence 7th Applicant
  Leung Pak Keung 8th Applicant
  與 and  
  Land Registrar Putative Respondent

Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review
NOTIFICATION of the Judge’s decision (Ord. 53 r. 3)

Following:

    consideration of the documents only;            or
    consideration of the documents and oral submission by the applicant in court;

Order by The Honourable Mr Justice Coleman :

The Applicant’s application for leave to apply for judicial review is dismissed.  I make no order as to costs.

Observations for the Applicant :

Refer to the directions of the Honourable Mr Justice Coleman dated 11 November 2025.

Dated the 3rd day of December 2025.

  (Alvin Kwok)
  for Registrar, High Court
 

Where leave to apply has been granted, Applicants and their legal advisers are reminded of their obligation to reconsider the merits of their application in the light of the Respondent’s evidence




Notes for the Applicant:

If leave has been granted, the Applicant or his solicitors must:

       
a) serve on the respondent and such interested parties as may be directed by the Court the order granting leave and any directions given within 14 days after the leave was granted (Order 53, rule 4A);

b) issue the originating summons within 14 days after the grant of leave and serve it in accordance with Order 53, rule 5; and

c) supply to every other party copies of every affidavit which the Applicant proposes to use at the hearing, including the affidavit in support of the application for leave (Order 53, rule 6(5)).
  Sent/Handed to the Applicant/the Applicant’s solicitors on 3/12/2025

Messrs. Rene Hout & Co.,
Solicitors for the Applicants
Ref.: RH/1/C-9300/14/WW
  Sent/Handed to the Respondent/the Respondent’s solicitors / such interested parties as may be directed by the Court / the interested parties’ solicitors on 3/12/2025

LAND REGISTRAR
The Putative Respondent
Ref.: (61) in LR 33/218/2015 L/M 9


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