DONORA COMPANY LIMITED V. THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF TSUEN KAM CENTRE (荃錦中心業主立案法團)

[2024] HKCFA 3 Court of Final Appeal 8 February 2024 • FACV6/2023 • 49 min read
15 cases cited (0 SG, 15 foreign) Cited by 2 cases

Practice Areas

Conveyancing and Property Ordinance

Judges (5)

Cheung Coram Fok Coram Lam Coram Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers Coram Ribeiro Coram

Counsel (8)

Chan, Wong & Lam Firm Mayer Brown Firm Benjamin Yu Counsel Applicant Denis Chang Counsel Respondent James Man Counsel Applicant Jonathan Ng Counsel Applicant Teresa Wu Counsel Respondent Tommy Cheung Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Donora Company Limited Applicant The Incorporated Owners of Tsuen Kam Centre Respondent

Summary

Donora Company Limited appealed against the Incorporated Owners of Tsuen Kam Centre regarding building management obligations under the Building Management Ordinance. The Court of Final Appeal considered the proper interpretation of the Ordinance and the powers and duties of incorporated owners. The appeal addressed important questions of building management law.

Statutes Cited

Conveyancing and Property Ordinance (Cap 219)
s 41

Cases Cited (15)

UK (1)
[2017] AC 1173
HK (14)
(1999) 2 HKCFAR 279 (2008) 11 HKCFAR 403 (2013) 16 HKCFAR 351 [1999] 3 HKLRD 231 [2004] 1 HKC 348 [2010] 2 HKC 241 [2010] 3 HKLRD 195 [2010] 4 HKC 463 [2011] 2 HKLRD 421 [2016] 1 HKLRD 1 [2019] 5 HKLRD 672 [2019] HKCFI 2739 [2020] HKCA 51 [2021] 1 HKLRD 408

Cited By (2)

[2026] HKCA 88
LI CHUN BON AND ANOTHER V. CHINA MOBILE HONG KONG COMPANY LTD
[2025] HKLdT 7
PAKATOWER LTD V. THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF TRANSPORT CITY BUILDING (and 2 others)

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2024] HKCFA 3)