KENWELL LTD V. LIU KIN KWAN GARY AND ANOTHER

[2026] HKCA 64 Court of Appeal 22 January 2026 • CAMP78/2025 • 19 min read
13 cases cited (0 SG, 13 foreign)

Judges (2)

Au Coram Ng Coram

Counsel (6)

Peter Mo & Co Firm Samuel Chow Solicitors Firm Alvin Cheng Counsel Defendant Alvin Chong Counsel Plaintiff KM Chong Counsel Plaintiff Lorinda Lau Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

Kenwell Limited Plaintiff LIU KIN KWAN GARYand LAM TAT CHOW(both trading under the name or style of 昌盛公司, a firm) Defendant

Summary

Kenwell Ltd obtained judgment against Liu Kin Kwan Gary and Lam Tat Chow (trading as 昌盛公司) for breach of tenancy. The defendants sought leave to appeal from the District Court and to adduce new evidence. The Court of Appeal dismissed both applications, finding no reasonable prospects of success and the new evidence did not satisfy the Ladd v Marshall criteria.

Statutes Cited

District Court Ordinance (Cap 336)
s 63A(2)
Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (13)

UK (2)
[1947] 2 All ER 140 [1954] 1 WLR 1489
HK (11)
[2007] 2 HKLRD 668 [2009] 4 HKLRD 125 [2009] 5 HKC 515 [2016] 1 HKC 137 [2018] HKCA 259 [2019] 3 HKLRD 330 [2019] HKCA 846 [2021] 5 HKLRD 445 [2024] HKDC 352 [2025] HKCA 444 [2025] HKDC 528

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2026] HKCA 64)