GUSTAVO ALFREDO RUBIO V. WANG YU AND ANOTHER

[2026] HKDC 40 District Court 27 January 2026 • DCCJ4966/2025 • 18 min read

26 cases cited (0 SG, 26 foreign)

Practice Areas

District Court Ordinance High Court Ordinance Rules of the District Court

Judges (1)

Lee Siu-him Coram

Counsel (2)

Payne Velasco Firm Polly Li Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (3)

Gustavo Alfredo Rubio Plaintiff Wang Anhang Defendant Wang Yu Defendant

Summary

Gustavo Alfredo Rubio obtained default judgment against Wang Yu for the recovery of US$59,800 transferred under false pretences. The court found a constructive trust arose over the transferred sum and ordered the defendant to account for and return the money, with costs summarily assessed at HK$93,000.

Statutes Cited

District Court Ordinance (Cap 336)

s 49

High Court Ordinance (Cap 4)

s 48 s 49

Rules of the District Court (Cap 336H)

Cases Cited (26)

UK (3)

[2008] 1 AC 561 [2019] AC 929 [2024] KB 179

HK (23)

(2004) 7 HKCFAR 79 [2018] HKCFI 975 [2019] 1 HKLRD 284 [2019] HKCA 1345 [2019] HKCFI 2000 [2019] HKCFI 2407 [2020] HKCFI 1527 [2020] HKCFI 2792 [2021] 2 HKC 190 [2021] HKCFI 2047 [2022] 3 HKLRD 238 [2022] 5 HKLRD 111 [2022] HKCFI 1920 [2022] HKCFI 3325 [2023] 2 HKLRD 893 [2023] HKCFI 2782 [2024] 2 HKLRD 1356 [2024] 5 HKLRD 321 [2024] HKCFI 2196 [2024] HKCFI 3513 [2025] HKCA 1119 [2025] HKCFI 309 [2025] HKCFI 626

Judgment

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