Case Digest

An ongoing, human-picked roundup of Hong Kong judgments worth a practitioner's attention — public interest, notable fact patterns, or important legal principles.

• Li Chun Bon v Yuen Suk Yee

  Court of Appeal · 2026-07-24

  The plaintiffs sued China Mobile Hong Kong in DCCJ 617/2017. Before trial, the defendant made a sanctioned offer under O.22 r.23 of the Rules of the District Court (Cap. 336H) for $63,333.40, inclusive of interest, plus costs to the plaintiffs. The offer contained three non-monetary terms: (i) the plaintiffs undertaking not to commence any fresh action on the same facts (Clause 4, the "Restrictive Condition"); (ii) a mutual confidentiality clause covering negotiations and settlement terms (Clause 5, the "Confidentiality Condition"); and (iii) discontinuance at each party's own costs. The plaintiffs did not accept by the 23 August 2017 deadline. The trial judge dismissed the claim and ordered the plaintiffs to pay the defendant's costs on a party-and-party basis up to 23 August 2017, then on an indemnity basis thereafter, with enhanced interest at 4.9375% p.a. under Golden Eagle International (Group) Ltd v GR Investment Holdings Ltd [2010] 3 HKLRD 273 (§3).

• Lam Leong Fai v Chan Tak Choi

  Court of First Instance · 2026-07-27

  This trial concerns a partnership dispute between Mr Lam Leong Fai (90% partner) and Mr Chan Tak Choi (10% partner, sole mahjong licence holder), who have run 百樂麻雀娛樂公司 together since 2004. Mr Lam sued in 2019 alleging Mr Chan breached the partnership by removing him as management agent and appointing his son (the 2nd Defendant). Mr Lam has since abandoned most reliefs; only a damages claim remained. Mr Chan counterclaimed for dissolution and accounts. Three issues were tried: (i) the partnership's true profits from August 2013 to December 2020; (ii) whether payments to Mr Chan under four "labels" (salary, 牌租/枱租, 下欄, 特別津貼) were in fact a sham disguising his 10% profit share; and (iii) the validity of Mr Lam's damages claim.

• Yiu Ka Kui v. Tay Gak Yong and Tay Fengyi, Administrators of the Estate of Ching Mun Fong (also known as Ching Fook Fook) and Another

  Court of First Instance · 2026-07-20

  The plaintiff, Yiu Ka Kui, is a maternal nephew of Ching Mun Fong, who died in Singapore on 11 November 2023 leaving an estate worth over SG$1.9 billion (§3, §67). The deceased had resided year-round in Singapore since 2006 and was survived only by her daughter Collin and Collin's two children, the Tay Children (§6, §19). Within four days of the death, the Tay Children applied for and obtained a grant of letters of administration in Singapore on an intestacy basis, then had it re-sealed in Hong Kong on 5 March 2025 (§4, §8).

• Cs v. Hkr

  Court of Appeal · 2026-07-20

  CS was main contractor on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Project. HKR was the marine works subcontractor under a remeasurement contract (§6). Two disputes went to arbitration: the Sand Fill Issue (whether HKR could claim 100% sand fill, or had to use 30% public fill under a pre-contract oral agreement and Main Contract terms) and the Double Recovery Issue (whether BQ Item 19 and Extra Works Item 20 paid twice for the same rockfill). Arbitrator Mr Bernard Wu found for HKR on both. CS sought leave to appeal under s 5/6 of Schedule 2 to the Arbitration Ordinance. The judge refused leave on 22 November 2024, then granted it on 7 February 2025. CS appealed. The Court of Appeal (Poon CJHC, Kwan VP and Chow JA) dismissed the appeal on 20 July 2026.

• Khan Saqib v. Strong League Engineering Ltd

  District Court · 2026-06-25

  In Khan Saqib v Strong League Engineering Ltd [2026] HKDC 1089, Deputy District Judge Simon Ho delivered a comprehensive judgment addressing both liability and quantum in a personal injuries action arising from an industrial accident, alongside a parallel employees' compensation action.

• Boill Healthcare Holdings Ltd v. The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd

  Court of First Instance · 2026-07-14

  Boill Healthcare Holdings Ltd, listed on the Main Board since 2013, saw trading in its shares suspended on 25 July 2024 after conflicting announcements about the composition of its Board (§7). The dispute pitted Mr Qiu Dongfang, the original single largest beneficial shareholder, against Mr He Yu, who held Mr Qiu's shares pledged as security for a loan (§7). The Company was given an 18-month remedial period, expiring 24 January 2026, to satisfy eight Resumption Guidance items, but failed to do so. The Listing Committee cancelled the listing under Rule 6.01A(1) on 13 February 2026 (§16), and the Listing Review Committee ("LRC") upheld that decision on 12 May 2026 (§21). The Company then sought leave to apply for judicial review.

• Tan Kok Pooh, The Administrator of the Estate of Tan Su Chin, Deceased and Others v. Leong Foong Yin

  High Court CFI · 2026-06-29

  The dispute concerns a North Point flat purchased by the late Tan Su Chin in 1983. On 8 April 2004, the Deceased executed a Will and a Deed of Gift on the same day at Messrs S K Wong & Lee. The Deed of Gift assigned the Property to himself and the Defendant, Leong Foong Yin, as joint tenants. The Will bequeathed the Deceased's Hong Kong estate in three equal shares to his three sons from his marriage to Madam Nah. After the Deceased died in 2019, his children from Madam Nah (the Plaintiffs) sought to set aside the Deed of Gift for mistake or non est factum, alleging an "Arrangement" under which D would receive only 50% of the beneficial interest. D counterclaimed for possession, the title deeds, keys, and mesne profits.

• Csfk v. Hwh

  Court of Appeal · 2026-07-06

  The petitioner wife ("W") and respondent husband ("H") married for over 25 years, had divorce proceedings commenced in 2013, and obtained decree nisi in 2015. At the first financial dispute resolution ("FDR") hearing on 15 March 2017 before Principal Family Judge Bruno Chan, the parties negotiated a memorandum of settlement ("Memorandum"). The 1st FDR Judge adjourned the hearing at 4:32 pm and urged the parties to settle "within this building" before leaving. The parties signed the Memorandum later that afternoon inside the court building (§4). Five days later, W repudiated it on the ground that it made insufficient provision for the children (§5).

• Lok Ho Ting v. Keyes Global Holdings Ltd

  Court of Appeal · 2026-06-29

  The Court of Appeal (Chow and Yeung JJA) has dismissed Mr Lok Ho Ting's renewed application for a stay of execution pending his appeal against an order refusing to set aside a statutory demand dated 9 November 2023.