V CAPITAL LIMITED V. MARGARET CHIU

[2024] HKCFA 31 Court of Final Appeal 18 December 2024 • FACV5/2024 • 26 min read

22 cases cited (0 HK, 22 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Judges (5)

Cheung Coram Fok Coram Lam Coram Lord Hoffmann Coram Ribeiro Coram

Counsel (6)

Jun He Law Offices Firm S. K. Wong & Co Firm Adrian Lee Counsel Plaintiff Frances Lok Counsel Plaintiff Joseph Tse Counsel Defendant Rosa Lee Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

V Capital Limited Plaintiff Margaret Chiu Defendant

Summary

V Capital Limited appealed against Margaret Chiu in a commercial dispute concerning investment arrangements and the proper interpretation of contractual obligations. The case raised questions about the duties of investment advisers and the principles governing commercial relationships. The appeal was dealt with on its merits.

Statutes Cited

Bankruptcy Ordinance

s 12

High Court Ordinance (Cap 4)

s 21A

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (22)

UK (10)

[1981] Ch 384 [1987] Ch 419 [1990] 2 AC 215 [2000] QB 597 [2009] EWHC 3555 [2012] Ch 382 [2016] EWCA Civ 103 [2018] EWHC 3365 [2022] EWHC 635 [2023] EWHC 3201

HK (12)

(2017) 20 HKCFAR 196 (2018) 21 HKCFAR 456 (2019) 22 HKCFAR 97 (2020) 23 HKCFAR 414 (2022) 25 HKCFAR 318 (2022) 25 HKCFAR 98 [1989] 2 HKC 80 [2020] 2 HKLRD 1118 [2021] HKCFI 3133 [2024] 1 HKLRD 340 [2024] 4 HKLRD 508 [2024] HKCA 235

Cited By (1)

[2025] HKCA 111

DADRA INC. V. CHAN CHOI HAR IVY

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 2 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2025] HKCA 111 Court of Appeal

14 February 2025

[2025] HKCFA 25 Court of Final Appeal

30 December 2025