Case Digest

Short write-ups of recent Hong Kong judgments.

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廈門新景地集團有限公司formerly Known As 廈門市鑫新景地房地產有限公司 v. Eton Properties Ltd and Another
[2026] HKCFI 5258Court of First Instance14 Sep 2026Civil Procedure

On 14 September 2026, Deputy High Court Judge Gary CC Lam handed down judgment in HCCT 105/2026, granting the Plaintiff an anti-suit injunction restraining the Defendants from pursuing a new PRC action in Xiamen and ordering them to discontinue those proceedings. Mr Bernard Man SC, leading Mr James Man and Mr Jonathan Ng (instructed by Anthony Siu & Co), acted for the successful Plaintiff.

Yuen Tsz Chun Frank and Chan Hoi Yan, The Joint and Several Liquidators of Rz3262019 Ltd (in Liquidation) v. Zhou Ying Investments Group Ltd and Others
[2026] HKCA 1365Court of Appeal12 Aug 2026Insolvency

On 12 August 2026, the Court of Appeal (Au and Chow JJA) dismissed the 1st Defendant's renewed application for leave to appeal in CAMP 260/2025, refusing to disturb Deputy High Court Judge Gary CC Lam's decision declining to strike out the liquidators' unfair preference claim. Mr Bernard Man SC (leading Mr Danny Tang, instructed by DLA Piper Hong Kong) acted for the successful Plaintiffs.

Lok Ho Ting v. Keyes Global Holdings Ltd
[2026] HKCA 1075Court of Appeal29 Jun 2026Insolvency

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.