CHOW PO TAI V. CHEN CAO LIYAN AND ANOTHER

[2026] HKCFI 1084 Court of First Instance 26 February 2026 • HCA2379/2024 • 8 min read
8 cases cited (0 SG, 8 foreign)

Practice Areas

High Court Ordinance

Judges (1)

Grace Chow Coram

Counsel (5)

James P. Y. Lam & Co Firm Tang, Wong & Chow Firm Anson Wong Yu Yat Counsel Defendant Jonathan Ip Counsel Defendant Kevin Hon Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (3)

Bao Qian Zhenwei Defendant Chen Cao Liyan Defendant Chow Po Tai Plaintiff

Summary

Chow Po Tai sought leave to appeal against the refusal to continue a Mareva injunction against Chen Cao Liyan and Bao Qian Zhenwei. The Court of First Instance dismissed the application, finding the intended appeal had no reasonable prospects of success as the judge below had correctly applied the relevant legal principles for continuing the injunction.

Statutes Cited

High Court Ordinance (Cap 4)

Cases Cited (8)

UK (2)
[1988] 1 WLR 1362 [1991] Ch 512
HK (6)
[2018] 4 HKLRD 264 [2018] HKCA 167 [2018] HKCA 409 [2023] HKCFI 138 [2024] HKCA 854 [2025] HKCFI 5016

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2026] HKCFI 1084)