CHINA CANDY HOLDINGS LTD V. HLB HODGSON IMPEY CHENG LTD

[2025] HKCA 897 Court of Appeal 10 October 2025 • CACV86/2025 • 10 min read

3 cases cited (0 SG, 3 foreign)

Practice Areas

Companies Ordinance Rules of the High Court

Judges (2)

Anthony Chan Coram Kwan Coram

Counsel (3)

David Fenn & Co Firm Joseph Wong Counsel Plaintiff Reynolds Porter Chamberlain Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

China Candy Holdings Limited Plaintiff Hlb Hodgson Impey Cheng Limited Defendant

Summary

China Candy Holdings Limited (中國糖果控股有限公司) sued its former auditor HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Limited (國衛會計師事務所有限公司) for professional negligence. The defendant applied to strike out the plaintiff's notice of appeal on grounds it was frivolous or an abuse of process. The Court of Appeal dismissed the defendant's application with costs summarily assessed at HK$95,000.

Statutes Cited

Companies Ordinance (Cap 622)

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (3)

HK (3)

[2011] 4 HKC 398 [2018] HKCFI 1087 [2025] HKCFI 304

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 897)