What is the ‘Show Cause’ Regime? This is a common and widely used concept which is not unknown in the Family Court, for example, in the Adoption Ordinance where persons to be served with proceedings e.g: the natural parent, may attend and ‘show cause’ why an order should not be made: Rule 17, and in […]Read More "%s"

In a landmark decision on 31 March 2023, the CA ruled that the “reliance” test under Tinsley v Milligan was no longer good law in Hong Kong, adopting the “range of factors” test under the UKSC’s 2016 decision in Patel v Mirza.  Until the CFA rules otherwise, the judgment in Monat Investment Ltd v All […]Read More "%s"

Benson Tsoi, instructed by Withers, secured acquittals for both his own client and an absent co-defendant (tried in absentia) charged with a wide conspiracy to commit money laundering with 7 other individuals – involving USD 40 million by using a network of 5 off-shore companies, 6 Hong Kong bank accounts, 13 Taiwan bank accounts and hundreds […]Read More "%s"

Jonathan Ah-weng and Bernard Lam, instructed by Boase Cohen Collins, successfully resisted claims based on common intention constructive trust, resulting trust and estoppel, for beneficial title in two properties. The team also succeeded in counterclaims for mesne profits.Read More "%s"

Derek J Y Chan, instructed by Holman Fenwick Willan, acted for the Plaintiff, ANZ Commodity Trading Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited, in a claim against 10 defendants concerning a commodity trading fraud. The action involved the forgery of 83 warehouse receipts, proprietary claims against various traceable recipients of the defrauded funds, and a conspiracy claim resulting in an award of damages in the sum of about US$293 million.Read More "%s"