HIGH FASHION NEW MEDIA CORPORATION LTD (SUING ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND ALSO IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE SOLE SHAREHOLDER OF LONGFORD INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY CO LTD) V. LEONG MA LI

Case Significance

High Fashion New Media Corporation Ltd (suing on behalf of itself and also in its capacity as the sole shareholder of Longford Information and Technology Co Ltd) v. Leong Ma Li [2024] HKCA 1067 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 18 November 2024 in the company and shareholder disputes area. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, holding that 'the appeal is dismissed, the defendant should pay the plaintiff's costs on an indemnity basis.' The appeal followed the Court of First Instance decision in High Fashion New Media Corporation Ltd v. Leong Ma Li [2024] HKCFI 1490. The matter continued through further stages of litigation, including a subsequent Court of Appeal proceeding under the same case name, [2025] HKCA 220, and appeals to the Court of Final Appeal in Leong Ma Li v. High Fashion New Media Corporation Limited (suing on behalf of itself and also in its capacity as the sole shareholder of Longford Information and Technology Co., Limited) (上海梁富信息科技有限公司) at [2025] HKCFA 16 and [2026] HKCFA 18. It has also been cited in later Court of First Instance decisions including Leung Cha See Pharmaceutical Ltd and Others v. Man Kam Ho and Others [2025] HKCFI 2003 and Pacific Bulk Supramax Co Ltd v. Wong Man Kam Patrick and Another [2025] HKCFI 3326.