Short write-ups of recent Hong Kong judgments.
On 13 October 2026, the Court of Final Appeal (Chief Justice Cheung, Ribeiro PJ, Fok PJ, Lam PJ and Keane NPJ) allowed the appeal in _ANZ Commodity Trading Pty Ltd v Excellence Raise Overseas Limited_ [2026] HKCFA 32, setting aside the Court of Appeal judgment that had upheld constructive trust declarations against three companies in the "JC Camp". Mr Victor Joffe SC, instructed by Myra Li & Co, acted for the successful appellants.
On 21 September 2026, Deputy High Court Judge Cooper KC handed down judgment in Bedrock Manufacturing Europe BV and Another v. Whalet Limited [2026] HKCFI 4942, dismissing the Plaintiffs' claims to recover €1,161,248.79 paid into the Defendant's account as the result of an elaborate CEO impersonation fraud. Mr Danny Tang (leading Mr Nicholas Hsu), instructed by Anthony Siu & Co., acted for the successful Defendant.
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.