HAITONG INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTS & SOLUTIONS LTD V. WANG YAFENG

[2025] HKCA 821 Court of Appeal 5 September 2025 • CACV415/2024 • 24 min read
13 cases cited (0 SG, 13 foreign)

Judges (3)

Au Coram Chow Coram Kwan Coram

Counsel (6)

Anthony Siu & Co Firm Howse Williams Firm Bernard Man Counsel Defendant Queenie Lau Counsel Plaintiff Shaun Elijah Tan Counsel Defendant Thomas Wong Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Haitong International Products & Solutions Limited Plaintiff Wang Yafeng Defendant

Summary

Haitong International Products & Solutions Ltd appealed against the setting aside of a default judgment obtained against Wang Yafeng in a commercial dispute. The case involved questions of service out of jurisdiction, proper forum, and the defendant's duty of full and frank disclosure. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal on the day of hearing, with written reasons following.

Cases Cited (13)

UK (6)
[1987] AC 460 [1988] AC 92 [2004] EWHC 211 [2006] EWHC 47 [2019] EWHC 89 [2020] EWHC 2975
HK (7)
[2008] 5 HKLRD 631 [2019] 2 HKLRD 710 [2020] HKCFI 2748 [2021] HKCFI 2040 [2021] HKCFI 369 [2023] HKCFI 1866 [2024] HKCFI 2331

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 821)