SOKA GAKKAI INTERNATIONAL OF HONG KONG LTD (香港國際創價學會有限公司) V. LAM KIN CHUNG

[2022] HKCFA 21 Court of Final Appeal 6 October 2022 • FAMV333/2022 • 15 min read
7 cases cited (0 SG, 7 foreign)

Practice Areas

Companies Ordinance

Judges (3)

Fok Coram Lam Coram Ribeiro Coram

Counsel (7)

Haldanes Firm Yu, Tsang & Loong Firm Alice Lau Counsel Respondent Clifford Smith Counsel Respondent Edward Chan Counsel Applicant Jose D’Almada Remedios Counsel Respondent Justin Lam Counsel Applicant

Parties (2)

Soka Gakkai International of Hong Kong Limited Respondent Lam Kin Chung Applicant

Summary

Soka Gakkai International of Hong Kong Limited, a Buddhist charity, sought leave to appeal in proceedings brought by a former committee member, Lam Kin Chung, alleging unfair management of the company. The key issues involved the proper application of the unfair prejudice remedy to charitable companies limited by guarantee. The application for leave to appeal was refused.

Statutes Cited

Companies Ordinance (Cap 622)
s 733

Cases Cited (7)

UK (3)
[2003] 2 AC 108 [2013] 2 AC 108 [2022] AC 155
HK (4)
(2008) 11 HKCFAR 370 [2018] 2 HKLRD 769 [2022] HKCA 480 [2022] HKCA 931

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2022] HKCFA 21)