SMART EDGE LTD V. HG PROPERTY INVESTMENT HK LTD

[2026] HKCA 149 Court of Appeal 3 February 2026 • CACV138/2023 • 21 min read
10 cases cited (0 SG, 10 foreign)

Judges (3)

Au Coram Barma Coram Kwan Coram

Counsel (6)

Tung, Ng, Tse & Lam Firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges Firm Abraham Chan Counsel Plaintiff Edward Chan Counsel Defendant James Wood Counsel Plaintiff Jeffrey Tam Counsel Defendant

Summary

Smart Edge Limited appealed against the summary judgment entered in favour of HG Property Investment HK Limited in a commercial dispute over property-related services. The Court of Appeal examined whether the defendant had shown a real prospect of successfully defending the claim. The appeal was heard on 29 January 2026 with judgment delivered on 3 February 2026.

Statutes Cited

Land Registration Ordinance (Cap 128)

Cases Cited (10)

UK (5)
[1897] AC 22 [1969] 2 Ch 365 [1997] AC 749 [1998] 1 WLR 896 [2017] UKSC 24
HK (5)
(2018) 21 HKCFAR 194 [2021] HKCA 960 [2023] HKCFI 1059 [2023] HKCFI 1441 [2024] HKCA 744

Judgment

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Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2026] HKCA 149)