THE JOINT AND SEVERAL TRUSTEE OF THE PROPERTY OF SO CHING WAN V. ASSEN LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) AND OTHERS

[2025] HKCA 1107 Court of Appeal 11 December 2025 • CACV339/2024 • 38 min read

15 cases cited (0 SG, 15 foreign)

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy Ordinance Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance Companies Ordinance Rules of the High Court

Judges (3)

Au Coram Cheung Coram Chow Coram

Counsel (4)

Johnnie Yam, Jacky Lee & Co Firm K B Chau & Co Firm Kurt Ng Counsel Respondent Valerie Kwok Counsel Applicant

Parties (5)

Assen Limited Respondent The Joint and Several Trustee of the Property of So Ching Wan Applicant Cheung Cho Yi Natalie Respondent Cheung Ying Ho Respondent Lam Yuk Chun Respondent

Summary

Non-refoulement claimant applied for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal against the Court of Appeal's dismissal of the judicial review appeal. The applicant raised only fact-specific allegations and did not identify any error. The application was refused.

Statutes Cited

Bankruptcy Ordinance

s 29 s 29(1)

Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap 32)

Companies Ordinance (Cap 622)

s 199

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (15)

UK (7)

[1963] 2 QB 33 [1985] 1 WLR 6 [1998] 3 All ER 570 [2004] 1 WLR 378 [2005] EWHC 2321 [2016] EWHC 342 [2025] EWCA Civ 933

HK (8)

(2011) 14 HKCFAR 713 [2011] 5 HKC 158 [2016] 3 HKLRD 815 [2018] 2 HKLRD 127 [2018] 2 HKLRD 249 [2019] HKCFI 1491 [2022] HKCA 1342 [2024] HKCFI 1877

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 1107)