LI PUI YIN HELEN V. YEUNG KWONG YAN T/A YAN YAN ORGANIC FARM AND OTHERS

[2024] HKDC 1573 District Court 27 September 2024 • DCMP2932/2020 • 55 min read

12 cases cited (0 HK, 12 foreign) Cited by 4 cases

Outcome

Application allowed

I allow the application but order that the costs be paid by the Plaintiff to the 1

Source: [2024] HKDC 1573, District Court, decided 27 September 2024. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (1)

Alan Kwong Coram

Counsel (5)

Hau, Lau, Li & Yeung Firm Kenneth Sit Firm Abigail Liu Counsel Defendant Gigi Ho Counsel Plaintiff Raymond Chu Counsel Plaintiff

Case Significance

Li Pui Yin Helen v. Yeung Kwong Yan T/A Yan Yan Organic Farm and Others [2024] HKDC 1573 was decided by the District Court on 27 September 2024. The court held: "I allow the application but order that the costs be paid by the Plaintiff to the 1". The outcome is recorded as an application allowed, with a costs order made against the plaintiff. In reaching its decision the court drew on prior District Court authority in Tsang Kun Kau and Another v. Yu Ying and Others [2024] HKDC 508 and on Court of First Instance authority in Fulland International Ltd v. Liu Kin Lam [2024] HKCFI 1209.

The costs approach set out in this application was subsequently referred to in later District Court and Court of First Instance proceedings, including San Tong Lee Co Ltd v. 張達發 and Others (and 1 other) [2025] HKCFI 5503, Lok Kwan Formerly Known as Lok Sui Kwan v. Wong Yu Chi [2025] HKDC 1523, Lai Wai Chun v. Chan Pui Chuen [2025] HKDC 650, and Sit Yau Lan v. Ho Kin Wing Dennis (and 1 other) [2025] HKDC 826.

What did the District Court decide in Li Pui Yin Helen v. Yeung Kwong Yan [2024] HKDC 1573?

The District Court allowed the application in Li Pui Yin Helen v. Yeung Kwong Yan T/A Yan Yan Organic Farm and Others [2024] HKDC 1573, ordering that costs be paid by the plaintiff, per the court's recorded holding on 27 September 2024.

Which cases were cited as authority in Li Pui Yin Helen v. Yeung Kwong Yan [2024] HKDC 1573?

The court referred to Tsang Kun Kau and Another v. Yu Ying and Others [2024] HKDC 508 and Fulland International Ltd v. Liu Kin Lam [2024] HKCFI 1209 among the authorities cited in reaching its decision on the application.

Statutes Cited

Limitation Ordinance (Cap 347)

s 17

Rules of the District Court (Cap 336H)

Cases Cited (12)

UK (3)

[1975] 1 All ER 95 [1990] 1 Ch 623 [2002] 3 WLR 221

HK (9)

[2009] 5 HKLRD 513 [2015] 2 HKLRD 1122 [2017] 3 HKC 527 [2018] HKDC 436 [2019] 5 HKLRD 556 [2020] HKCFI 1501 [2022] HKCFI 606 [2024] HKCFI 1209 [2024] HKDC 508

Cited By (4)

[2025] HKCFI 5503

SAN TONG LEE CO LTD V. 張達發 AND OTHERS (and 1 other)

[2025] HKDC 1523

LOK KWAN FORMERLY KNOWN AS LOK SUI KWAN V. WONG YU CHI

[2025] HKDC 826

SIT YAU LAN V. HO KIN WING DENNIS (and 1 other)

[2025] HKDC 650

LAI WAI CHUN V. CHAN PUI CHUEN

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 5503 Court of First Instance

2 December 2025

[2025] HKDC 1523 District Court

25 September 2025

[2025] HKDC 826 District Court

19 May 2025

[2025] HKDC 650 District Court

10 April 2025