[2020] HKCFA 36, HSIN CHONG CONSTRUCTION CO LTD (IN PROVISIONAL LIQUIDATION) V. BUILD KING CONSTRUCTION LTD - Judgment, Outcome & Holding

Judges (3)

Counsel (6)

Hogan Lovells Firm Wilkinson & Grist Firm Anson Wong Yu Yat Counsel Applicant Audrey Eu Counsel Applicant Charles Manzoni Counsel Respondent John Hui Counsel Applicant

Parties (2)

Build King Construction Limited Respondent Hsin Chong Construction Company Limited Applicant

Summary

Hsin Chong Construction Company Limited (in provisional liquidation) sought leave to appeal regarding validation orders made under section 182 of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance. The key issue was whether the courts below misapplied section 182 in granting retrospective validation of dispositions of company property after commencement of winding up. Leave to appeal was granted.

Statutes Cited

Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap 32)

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 1 later judgment. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2020] HKCFI 3160 Court of First Instance

29 December 2020