Matter

DCKD and PSL v JPWL (Hong Kong Court of First Instance HCSD 33/2021)

12 April 2022Hong Kong
12 April 2022Hong Kong
Decision of the High Court of Hong Kong, Court of First Instance in the case HCSD 33/2021 dated 12 April 2022
High Court of Hong Kong, Court of First Instance
Case no.
HCSD 33/2021
Citation
[2022] HKCFI 1059
Decision summary
The Court set aside the first statutory demand served on DCKD, which combined five claimed debts and was defective because JPWL no longer relied on one of those debts. It dismissed the application concerning the second statutory demand served on PSL, finding no bona fide dispute on substantial grounds regarding the HK$1.5 million loan debt, and authorized JPWL to present a bankruptcy petition against PSL after 14 days. The Court made no order as to costs on a costs order nisi.
Supporting details
18 authorities · 8 participants
DCKD
Representative
Joshua S. Kanjanapas Wong (For: DCKD · PSL)
Representative
Henry Yu & Associates (For: DCKD · PSL)
PSL
Representative
Joshua S. Kanjanapas Wong (For: DCKD · PSL)
Representative
Henry Yu & Associates (For: DCKD · PSL)
JPWL
Representative
Alan Kwong (For: JPWL)
Representative
Jones Day (For: JPWL)
High Court of Hong Kong, Court of First Instance
Judge
Linda Chan
Authorities cited
18
- Hong Kong Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap. 6)
  statute
- Hong Kong Bankruptcy Rules (Cap. 6A)
  statute
- Hong Kong Bankruptcy (Forms) Rules (Cap. 6B)
  statute
- TSB Bank plc v Platts (No 2) ([1998] BPIR 284)
  case-law
- Re Leung Cherng Jiunn ([2016] 1 HKLRD 850)
  case-law
- In re A Debtor (No 1 of 1987) ([1989] 1 WLR 271)
  case-law
- Budge v AF Budge (Contractors) Ltd ([1997] BPIR 366)
  case-law
- Re Choy Wai Bor (HCB 8565/2001, 28 May 2002)
  case-law
- Chan Ping Lam Waymond v Noble Art Ltd (CACV 270/2012, 30 September 2013)
  case-law
- Lai Kar Yee v The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (CACV 233/2014, 9 June 2017)
  case-law
- Re Southwest Pacific Bauxite (HK) Ltd ([2018] 2 HKLRD 449)
  case-law
- But Ka Chon v Interactive Brokers LLC ([2019] 4 HKLRD 85)
  case-law
- Re Guy Kwok-Hung Lam ([2021] HKCFI 2135)
  case-law
- Re Hongkong Bai Yuan International Business Co., Ltd ([2022] HKCFI 960)
  case-law
- Ming Shiu Chung v Ming Shiu Sum ((2006) 9 HKCFAR 334)
  case-law
- Unruh v Seeberger ((2007) 10 HKCFAR 31)
  case-law
- Shun Hing Electronic Trading Co. Ltd. v Sunrise Air-conditioning Co. Ltd. & Ors ([2021] HKCFI 1190)
  case-law
- Chitty on Contracts, 34th ed.
  academic
Direct judgment

DCKD

PSL

JPWL

High Court of Hong Kong, Court of First Instance