CHEN JINHUI V. WONG KAM SAN, BY HIS GUARDIAN AD LITEM, HUANG YUEXIA AND OTHERS

[2025] HKCA 646 Court of Appeal 17 July 2025 • CACV178/2021 • 18 min read
4 cases cited (0 SG, 4 foreign)

Practice Areas

Rules of the High Court

Judges (2)

Chow Coram G Lam Coram

Counsel (7)

Adrian Yeung & Cheng Firm Baker & McKenzie Firm Danny Tang Counsel Defendant Jennifer Fan Counsel Plaintiff Keith Chan Counsel Defendant Paul Shieh Counsel Defendant Stewart Wong Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (7)

Hawkins Development Limited Defendant Lead Success (Hong Kong) Limited Defendant Line Power Limited Defendant Superfine Group Limited Defendant Trengei Development Limited Defendant Wong Kam San, by his guardian ad litem, Huang Yuexia Defendant Chen Jinhui Plaintiff

Summary

Civil construction dispute where Chen Jinhui sued Wong Kam San (through guardian ad litem Huang Yuexia), Line Power Limited, and several related development companies over a construction project. The Court of Appeal (Kwan VP and Cheung JA) considered procedural applications including the admission of new evidence, with multiple defendants represented by separate counsel.

Statutes Cited

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (4)

UK (1)
[2020] 1 WLR 3549
HK (3)
[2018] HKCFI 729 [2020] HKCFI 953 [2021] HKCFI 710

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 646)