DENNIS KWOK HON MING V. POON SUI CHEONG ALBERT AND OTHERS

[2022] HKCFA 2 Court of Final Appeal 8 February 2022 • FAMV497/2021 • 21 min read
10 cases cited (0 SG, 10 foreign)

Practice Areas

Companies Ordinance

Judges (3)

Bokhary Coram Lam Coram Ribeiro Coram

Counsel (5)

Lo & Lo Firm MCA Lai Solicitors LLP Firm Justin Ho Counsel Respondent Kwan Ping Kan Counsel Petitioner Victor Joffe Counsel Respondent

Parties (10)

Asian Adventure Limited Respondent China Funds Development Limited Respondent Enchantment Properties Limited Respondent as Unknown Dennis Kwok Hon Ming Petitioner Law Wing Mei Helen Respondent Luo Ming Xin William Respondent Poon Sui Cheong Albert Respondent Tseng Solomon Chih Kuo Respondent Yang Hong Ching Norris Respondent

Summary

Dennis Kwok Hon Ming applied for leave to appeal in an unfair prejudice petition concerning the affairs of a company, raising questions about the proper scope of relief under the Companies Ordinance. The key issues involved the principles governing buy-out orders and the court's discretion in shareholder disputes. The application for leave to appeal was dealt with on its merits.

Statutes Cited

Companies Ordinance (Cap 622)

Cases Cited (10)

UK (9)
[1986] Ch 211 [1990] Ch 682 [1999] 1 WLR 1092 [2005] EWCA Civ 1222 [2009] EWHC 3356 [2014] EWHC 2206 [2019] EWHC 115 [2019] EWHC 1664 [2021] UKPC 1
HK (1)
[2019] HKCA 461

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2022] HKCFA 2)