FAMEWAY FINANCE LTD V. JOY RICH DEVELOPMENT LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) (and 1 other)

[2024] HKCFI 2204 Court of First Instance 28 August 2024 • HCA510/2012; HCA1497/2022 • 30 min read

9 cases cited (0 HK, 9 foreign) Cited by 4 cases

Judges (1)

Counsel (8)

Johnnie Yam, Jacky Lee & Co Firm Kelvin Cheung & Co Firm Lee & Yik Lawyers Firm Bernard Man SC Counsel Defendant Dixon Co Counsel Defendant Edward Lun Counsel Plaintiff Jonathan Ng Counsel Defendant Kenneth CL Chan Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Fameway Finance Limited Plaintiff Joy Rich Development Limited Defendant

Case Significance

Fameway Finance Ltd v. Joy Rich Development Ltd (In Liquidation) (and 1 other) [2024] HKCFI 2204 was decided by the Court of First Instance on 28 August 2024. Fameway Finance Ltd was itself later the subject of Re Fameway Finance Ltd [2025] HKCFI 1477, and the 2024 decision has also been referred to in Lee On Wai v. Athora Lux Invest S.C.Sp. - Loan Origination and Another [2025] HKCFI 1036 and Re Lee On Wai [2025] HKCFI 3764.

What later proceedings involved Fameway Finance Ltd after its 2024 Court of First Instance case ([2024] HKCFI 2204)?

Following Fameway Finance Ltd v. Joy Rich Development Ltd (In Liquidation) (and 1 other) [2024] HKCFI 2204, Fameway Finance Ltd was itself the subject of Re Fameway Finance Ltd [2025] HKCFI 1477, and the earlier decision was referred to in Re Lee On Wai [2025] HKCFI 3764.

Statutes Cited

Bankruptcy Ordinance

s 51B

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

Cases Cited (9)

UK (4)

[1897] AC 22 [2015] UKSC 23 [2016] AC 1 [2018] EWCA Civ 84

HK (5)

(2010) 13 HKCFAR 479 [2001] 2 HKLRD 394 [2015] 4 HKC 505 [2018] 1 HKC 472 [2019] HKCFI 1236

Cited By (4)

RE FAMEWAY FINANCE LTD

[2025] HKCFI 1036

LEE ON WAI V. ATHORA LUX INVEST S.C.SP. - LOAN ORIGINATION AND ANOTHER

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 499 Court of First Instance

15 April 2025

[2025] HKCFI 3764 Court of First Instance

21 August 2025

[2025] HKCFI 1477 Court of First Instance

11 April 2025

[2025] HKCFI 1036 Court of First Instance

12 March 2025