WKI V. CKW

[2025] HKCA 709 Court of Appeal 31 July 2025 • CAMP11/2024 • 7 min read

2 cases cited (0 HK, 2 foreign)

Outcome

Leave to appeal dismissed

leave to appeal is dismissed.

Source: [2025] HKCA 709, Court of Appeal, decided 31 July 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Anthony Chan Coram Poon Coram

Parties (2)

Ckw Respondent Wki Petitioner

Case Significance

WKI V. CKW [2025] HKCA 709 was heard by the Court of Appeal on 31 July 2025, concerning the District Court Ordinance and the Rules of the High Court. The Court of Appeal held: "leave to appeal is dismissed."

Summary

WKI (petitioner/judgment creditor) and CKW (respondent/judgment debtor) were involved in a family law dispute over outstanding interim child maintenance arrears totalling over HK$6 million. The husband sought leave to appeal the Family Court's ruling that the arrears were not extinguished by a subsequent variation order. The Court of Appeal refused leave, finding the intended appeal wholly unmeritorious with no reasonable prospect of success.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in WKI v. CKW [2025] HKCA 709?

The Court of Appeal dismissed leave to appeal, holding: "leave to appeal is dismissed." The underlying application arose under the District Court Ordinance and the Rules of the High Court, heard on 31 July 2025.