SUCCESS LANE DEVELOPMENT LTD V. FERGURSON HONG KONG LTD TRADING AS NEW WORLD MILLENIUM HONG KONG HOTEL (and 3 others)

[2024] HKCA 839 Court of Appeal 30 August 2024 • CAMP48/2024; CAMP51/2024; CAMP102/2024; CAMP121/2024 • 30 min read

17 cases cited (0 HK, 17 foreign) Cited by 10 cases

Outcome

Leave to appeal refused

Leave to appeal is therefore refused.

Source: [2024] HKCA 839, Court of Appeal, decided 30 August 2024. Read directly from the judgment.

Practice Areas

Contract & Commercial Disputes

Judges (2)

G Lam Coram Kwan Coram

Counsel (3)

Y T Chan & Co Firm Cedric Yeung Counsel Defendant Messrs Titus Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Fergurson Hong Kong Limited Defendant Success Lane Development Limited Plaintiff

Case Significance

Success Lane Development Ltd v. Fergurson Hong Kong Ltd trading as New World Millenium Hong Kong Hotel (and 3 others) [2024] HKCA 839 is a Court of Appeal decision within the contract and commercial disputes area. The court held that leave to appeal is therefore refused. The application followed a series of District Court proceedings between the same parties, including Success Lane Development Ltd v. Fergurson Hong Kong Ltd t/a New World Millennium Hong Kong Hotel [2024] HKDC 336, [2024] HKDC 342, [2024] HKDC 452, [2024] HKDC 482, [2024] HKDC 509, [2024] HKDC 792, [2024] HKDC 1018 and [2024] HKDC 1072.

The dispute continued after the Court of Appeal's refusal, with a further decision reported as Success Lane Development Ltd v. Fergurson Hong Kong Ltd trading as New World Millenium Hong Kong Hotel (and 1 other) [2024] HKCA 926, and separately in Re Success Lane Development Ltd [2025] HKCFI 1121.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Success Lane Development Ltd v. Fergurson Hong Kong Ltd [2024] HKCA 839?

In Success Lane Development Ltd v. Fergurson Hong Kong Ltd trading as New World Millenium Hong Kong Hotel (and 3 others) [2024] HKCA 839, the Court of Appeal held that leave to appeal is therefore refused.

What District Court proceedings preceded [2024] HKCA 839?

The Court of Appeal application in [2024] HKCA 839 followed multiple District Court proceedings between Success Lane Development Ltd and Fergurson Hong Kong Ltd t/a New World Millennium Hong Kong Hotel, including [2024] HKDC 336, [2024] HKDC 482 and [2024] HKDC 1072.

What area of law does [2024] HKCA 839 fall under?

Success Lane Development Ltd v. Fergurson Hong Kong Ltd [2024] HKCA 839 is classified under contract and commercial disputes, arising from litigation between Success Lane Development Ltd and Fergurson Hong Kong Ltd trading as New World Millenium Hong Kong Hotel.

Statutes Cited

District Court Ordinance (Cap 336)

s 53(2)

High Court Ordinance (Cap 4)

s 52A(2)

Hotel Proprietors Ordinance (Cap 158)

Rules of the District Court (Cap 336H)

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (17)

UK (2)

[2009] 1 WLR 1405 [2018] 1 WLR 1119

HK (15)

[2000] 3 HKLRD 539 [2006] 1 HKLRD 34 [2016] 1 HKLRD 77 [2022] HKCA 280 [2023] HKDC 1325 [2024] HKCA 122 [2024] HKDC 1018 [2024] HKDC 1072 [2024] HKDC 336 [2024] HKDC 342 [2024] HKDC 452 [2024] HKDC 482 [2024] HKDC 509 [2024] HKDC 68 [2024] HKDC 792

Cited By (10)

[2026] HKCA 1008

LEE SHI YAN ESTHER V. APPLE ASIA LTD (SUED AS APPLE INC, HONG KONG BRANCH)

[2026] HKCFI 796

KIU LOK SERVICE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD V. MIGHTYTON LTD

[2026] HKCFI 97

KAJEM MOHAMMAD ABDULLAH AL V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKDC 1216

LEE CHUI SHAN HAZEL, IN HER PERSONAL CAPACITY AND AS THE ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF LEE YEE MOW, THE DECEASED V. LUI HUNG FEI AND ANOTHER

[2025] HKCFI 1426

LEE SHI YAN ESTHER V. APPLE ASIA LTD (SUED AS APPLE INC, HONG KONG BRANCH)

[2025] HKCFI 1121

RE SUCCESS LANE DEVELOPMENT LTD

[2025] HKCFI 920

MOUNTAIN ROAD HOLDINGS LTD V. PLAINVIM INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE INDUSTRIAL PARKS HOLDINGS LTD (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS PLAINVIEW INTERNATIONAL PROPERTIES DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS AND ANOTHER

[2025] HKDC 46

SUCCESS LANE DEVELOPMENT LTD V. FERGURSON HONG KONG LTD T/A NEW WORLD MILLENNIUM HONG KONG HOTEL

[2025] HKDC 17

SUCCESS LANE DEVELOPMENT LTD V. FERGURSON HONG KONG LTD T/A NEW WORLD MILLENNIUM HONG KONG HOTEL

[2024] HKCA 926

SUCCESS LANE DEVELOPMENT LTD V. FERGURSON HONG KONG LTD TRADING AS NEW WORLD MILLENIUM HONG KONG HOTEL (and 1 other)

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 10 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2024] HKCA 926 Court of Appeal

15 October 2024

[2025] HKCFI 1121 Court of First Instance

18 March 2025

[2025] HKDC 17 District Court

2 January 2025

[2025] HKCFI 1426 Court of First Instance

7 April 2025

[2026] HKCA 1008 Court of Appeal

29 May 2026

[2026] HKCFI 796 Court of First Instance

5 February 2026