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

[2024] HKDC 1072 District Court 19 July 2024 • DCCJ2191/2023 • 8 min read

1 cases cited (0 HK, 1 foreign) Cited by 3 cases

Outcome

Application dismissed

the application was dismissed in the court’s decision dated 5 March 2024 (the “Leave for Appeal Decision”).

Source: [2024] HKDC 1072, District Court, decided 19 July 2024. Read directly from the judgment.

Practice Areas

Contract & Commercial Disputes

Judges (1)

Harold Leong Coram

Counsel (3)

Y T Chan & Co Firm Leung Ho Yin Counsel Defendant Wong Lok Yan Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

Fergurson Hong Kong Limited Defendant Success Lane Development Limited Plaintiff

Case Significance

SUCCESS LANE DEVELOPMENT LTD V. FERGURSON HONG KONG LTD T/A NEW WORLD MILLENNIUM HONG KONG HOTEL [2024] HKDC 1072 was decided by the District Court on 19 July 2024. The court held that "the application was dismissed in the court's decision dated 5 March 2024 (the 'Leave for Appeal Decision')." The dispute continued through further proceedings, including SUCCESS LANE DEVELOPMENT LTD V. FERGURSON HONG KONG LTD TRADING AS NEW WORLD MILLENIUM HONG KONG HOTEL (and 3 others) [2024] HKCA 839, SUCCESS LANE DEVELOPMENT LTD V. FERGURSON HONG KONG LTD TRADING AS NEW WORLD MILLENIUM HONG KONG HOTEL (and 1 other) [2024] HKCA 926, and SUCCESS LANE DEVELOPMENT LTD V. FERGURSON HONG KONG LTD T/A NEW WORLD MILLENNIUM HONG KONG HOTEL [2025] HKDC 46.

What did the District Court decide in SUCCESS LANE DEVELOPMENT LTD V. FERGURSON HONG KONG LTD T/A NEW WORLD MILLENNIUM HONG KONG HOTEL [2024] HKDC 1072?

The District Court held that the application was dismissed in the court's decision dated 5 March 2024, described as the "Leave for Appeal Decision", in SUCCESS LANE DEVELOPMENT LTD V. FERGURSON HONG KONG LTD T/A NEW WORLD MILLENNIUM HONG KONG HOTEL [2024] HKDC 1072.

Did the Success Lane Development Ltd dispute continue after this decision ([2024] HKDC 1072)?

Yes. Following [2024] HKDC 1072, the dispute continued in SUCCESS LANE DEVELOPMENT LTD V. FERGURSON HONG KONG LTD TRADING AS NEW WORLD MILLENIUM HONG KONG HOTEL (and 3 others) [2024] HKCA 839 and related Court of Appeal and District Court proceedings through 2025.

Statutes Cited

District Court Ordinance (Cap 336)

Rules of the District Court (Cap 336H)

Cases Cited (1)

HK (1)

[2009] 4 HKLRD 125

Cited By (3)

[2025] HKDC 46

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)

[2024] HKCA 839

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

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 3 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2024] HKCA 839 Court of Appeal

30 August 2024

[2024] HKCA 926 Court of Appeal

15 October 2024

[2025] HKDC 46 District Court

13 January 2025