SIME DARBY MOTOR SERVICES LTD V. DIRECTOR OF LANDS

[2024] HKCA 207 Court of Appeal 8 March 2024 • CACV408/2022 • 60 min read

29 cases cited (0 HK, 29 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Appeal allowed

we allow the appeal, set aside the judge’s orders, and substitute an order that the originating summons be dismissed.

Source: [2024] HKCA 207, Court of Appeal, decided 8 March 2024. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (3)

Barma Coram G Lam Coram Kwan Coram

Counsel (7)

Department of Justice Firm Reed Smith Richards Butler LLP Firm Anna Chow Counsel Applicant Jin Pao Counsel Respondent Justin Lam Counsel Respondent Martin Ho Counsel Applicant Rimsky Yuen Counsel Applicant

Parties (2)

Director of Lands Respondent Sime Darby Motor Services Limited Applicant

Statutes Cited

Buildings Ordinance (Cap 123)

Town Planning Ordinance (Cap 131)

Cases Cited (29)

UK (6)

[1929] AC 72 [1948] 1 KB 223 [1971] AC 610 [1985] AC 374 [1996] 3 All ER 1 [2010] 1 WLR 363

HK (23)

(2003) 6 HKCFAR 1 (2004) 7 HKCFAR 333 (2020) 23 HKCFAR 248 (2021) 24 HKCFAR 349 [1997] HKLRD 1291 [1999] 3 HKC 591 [2007] 2 HKC 168 [2009] 1 HKLRD 177 [2009] 3 HKLRD 215 [2009] 5 HKLRD 620 [2010] 5 HKLRD 490 [2011] 3 HKLRD 259 [2012] 2 HKC 329 [2013] 3 HKLRD 169 [2015] 5 HKLRD 516 [2017] 4 HKC 230 [2018] 6 HKC 501 [2020] HKCA 339 [2022] HKCFI 2809 [2023] 1 HKLRD 808 [2023] 3 HKLRD 311 [2023] HKCA 740 [2023] HKCA 983

Cited By (1)

[2024] HKCA 459

SIME DARBY MOTOR SERVICES LTD V. DIRECTOR OF LANDS

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 4 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2025] HKCFI 3715 Court of First Instance

[2026] HKCFI 337 Court of First Instance

21 January 2026

[2025] HKCFI 4433 Court of First Instance

23 September 2025

[2024] HKCA 459 Court of Appeal

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Judgment

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