CCMD OVERSEAS LTD V. SINOM INVESTMENTS LTD AND ANOTHER

[2025] HKCA 678 Court of Appeal 22 July 2025 • CACV285/2024 • 25 min read
7 cases cited (0 SG, 7 foreign)

Practice Areas

Companies Ordinance

Judges (3)

Barma Coram G Lam Coram Kwan Coram

Counsel (6)

Pinsent Masons Firm Reed Smith Richards Butler LLP Firm Anson Wong Counsel Defendant Johnny Ma Counsel Plaintiff Lai Chun Ho Counsel Defendant Rosa Lee Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (3)

Ccmd Overseas Limited Plaintiff Sinom Investments Limited Defendant Zhang Chi Defendant

Summary

CCMD Overseas Ltd brought a claim against Sinom Investments Ltd and Zhang Chi as borrower and guarantor for a loan facility. The appeal concerned whether the defence of an alleged collateral agreement to restructure shareholding was genuine and triable. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, upholding the first instance finding that there was no genuine triable defence.

Statutes Cited

Companies Ordinance (Cap 622)
s 634

Cases Cited (7)

UK (5)
[1993] AC 295 [2007] Ch 197 [2012] EWHC 3025 [2016] AC 923 [2021] EWCA Civ 338
HK (2)
[2024] 3 HKLRD 579 [2024] HKCFI 1525

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 678)