BEIJING RENJI REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT GROUP CO., LTD V. ZHU MIN

[2025] HKCA 748 Court of Appeal 13 August 2025 • CAMP82/2025 • 45 min read
14 cases cited (0 SG, 14 foreign)

Practice Areas

Rules of the High Court

Judges (2)

Chu Coram Kwan Coram

Counsel (5)

Jones Day Firm Nixon Peabody CWL Firm Bernard Man Counsel Defendant Patrick Chong Counsel Plaintiff Valerie Kwok Counsel Defendant

Parties (1)

Zhu Min Defendant

Summary

Beijing Renji Real Estate Development Group Co. Ltd sought leave to appeal an order made by Peter Ng J in a commercial dispute with Zhu Min. The case involved a trial judge's conduct during proceedings, with complaints about inappropriate language and behaviour. The Court of Appeal refused leave, finding the judge's conduct, while at times undesirable, did not give rise to apparent bias or render the trial unfair.

Statutes Cited

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (14)

UK (5)
[1954] 1 WLR 1489 [1967] 1 WLR 445 [1984] QB 68 [2015] EWCA Civ 834 [2020] 1 WLR 2455
AU (1)
[2013] NSWCA 235
HK (8)
(2014) 17 HKCFAR 281 [2014] 3 HKLRD 375 [2018] 1 HKLRD 573 [2018] HKCA 409 [2022] HKCA 613 [2022] HKCFI 1027 [2023] 5 HKLRD 278 [2025] HKCFI 1295

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 748)