BT AND CBY (FORMERLY KNOWN AS YHK AND ALSO KNOWN AS YCB)

[2020] HKCFA 35 Court of Final Appeal 12 November 2020 • FAMV121/2020 • 11 min read
3 cases cited (0 SG, 3 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance Rules of the High Court

Judges (3)

Cheung Coram Fok Coram Ribeiro Coram

Counsel (7)

S.Y. Wong & Co Firm Wan and Leung Firm Anita Yip Counsel Respondent Benjamin Lam Counsel Petitioner Eric Leung Counsel Respondent Peter Barnes Counsel Petitioner Richard Todd Counsel Petitioner

Parties (2)

Bt Petitioner Cby Respondent

Summary

A divorce case in which the husband applied for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal regarding his obligation to pay a lump sum of $26 million to his former wife. The key issue was whether the Court of Appeal erred in affirming the lump sum order and dismissing his appeal. The application for leave to appeal was dismissed.

Statutes Cited

Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance
s 22(1)(b)
Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (3)

HK (3)
[2017] 1 HKLRD 823 [2019] HKFC 170 [2020] HKCA 426

Cited By (1)

[2025] HKCA 783
LCH V. WPSN

Judgment

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Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2020] HKCFA 35)