THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. V. TSIEN WUI MARBLE FACTORY LTD. AND OTHERS AND REMO RIVA AND OTHERS (THIRD PARTIES)

[1999] HKCFA 6 Court of Final Appeal 10 December 1999 • FACV21/1998 • 176 min read

46 cases cited (0 HK, 46 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal allowed

I would allow the appeal

Source: [1999] HKCFA 6, Court of Final Appeal, decided 10 December 1999. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (5)

Bokhary Coram Ching Coram Court: Mr Justice Litton Coram Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead Coram Nazareth Coram

Counsel (9)

Denton Hall Firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques Firm Masons Firm Bruce Mauleverer Counsel Appellant Gladys Li Counsel Respondent Godfrey Lam Counsel Respondent John Scott Counsel Appellant Michael Thomas Counsel Respondent Peter Clayton Counsel Respondent

Parties (11)

Remo Riva James Hajime Kinoshita Heinz Arthur Rust Nicholas Delisle Burns Third Parties The Bank of East Asia, Limited Appellant The Bank of East Asia, Ltd Appellant Tsien Wui Marble Factory Limited Respondent Tsien Wui Marble Factory Ltd Respondent Heinz Arthur Rust Respondent James Hajime Kinoshita Respondent Nicholas Delisle Burns Respondent Others Respondent Others (Third Parties) Respondent Remo Riva Respondent

Statutes Cited

Buildings Ordinance (Cap 123)

Limitation Ordinance (Cap 347)

s 26 s 27 s 30 s 31 s 4(1) s 4(1)(a)

Supreme Court Ordinance

s 5

Cases Cited (46)

UK (44)

[1927] AC 515 [1932] AC 562 [1933] AC 449 [1947] AC 562 [1950] 1 KB 76 [1951] 2 KB 343 [1952] AC 401 [1963] AC 758 [1963] AC 785 [1964] AC 465 [1966] 1 QB 197 [1966] 1 WLR 1234 [1970] AC 1004 [1970] AC 874 [1971] 1 QB 337 [1972] 1 QB 373 [1972] 3 WLR 502 [1976] 1 QB 858 [1976] QB 858 [1978] 1 QB 554 [1978] AC 728 [1979] 1 Ch 384 [1979] 2 WLR 31 [1982] 1 WLR 86 [1983] 1 AC 520 [1983] 2 AC 1 [1987] 1 AC 189 [1988] 1 AC 175 [1988] 1 All ER 15 [1988] 1 WLR 267 [1989] 1 AC 177 [1989] AC 177 [1990] 2 QB 495 [1991] 1 AC 398 [1991] 1 AC 499 [1995] 1 WLR 404 [1995] 2 AC 145 [1995] 2 AC 207 [1995] 2 AC 296 [1996] 1 AC 344 [1996] AC 624 [1997] 1 WLR 1627 [1998] 1 WLR 1540 [1999] 2 All ER 400

HK (2)

[1995] 3 HKC 505 [1997] HKLRD 749

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 13 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2008] HKCFA 13 Court of Final Appeal

[2003] HKCFI 572 Court of First Instance

[2013] HKCFI 147 Court of First Instance

1 February 2013

[2019] HKCFI 2631 Court of First Instance

25 October 2019

[2021] HKCFI 2840 Court of First Instance

28 September 2021

[2002] HKDC 149 District Court

20 December 2002

[2025] HKDC 2051 區域法院

3 December 2025

[2022] HKDC 1472 區域法院

30 November 2022

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Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([1999] HKCFA 6)