TOLLEMACHE COMPANY LTD AND OTHERS V. RAYMOND LUN KWOK PAO ALSO KNOWN AS PAO LUN KWOK RAYMOND

[2025] HKCA 750 Court of Appeal 21 August 2025 • CAMP38/2025 • 17 min read

2 cases cited (0 HK, 2 foreign)

Outcome

Leave to appeal refused

leave to appeal is refused, and their summons filed on 25 February 2025 is dismissed with costs to the Defendant, to be summarily assessed.

Source: [2025] HKCA 750, Court of Appeal, decided 21 August 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Anthony Chan Coram Chow Coram

Counsel (4)

Hom & Associates Firm Y K Lau & Chu Firm Byron Chiu Counsel Plaintiff Roger So Counsel Defendant

Parties (4)

Tollemache Company Limited Plaintiff Cheung Chun Sing Horatio Plaintiff Li Yi Fong, Yvonne Plaintiff Raymond Lun Kwok Pao Defendant

Case Significance

TOLLEMACHE COMPANY LTD AND OTHERS V. RAYMOND LUN KWOK PAO ALSO KNOWN AS PAO LUN KWOK RAYMOND [2025] HKCA 750 was decided by the Court of Appeal on 21 August 2025, engaging the Rules of the High Court. The proceeding followed earlier District Court determinations in the same matter, TOLLEMACHE COMPANY LTD AND OTHERS V. RAYMOND LUN KWOK PAO ALSO KNOWN AS PAO LUN KWOK RAYMOND [2024] HKDC 2026 and TOLLEMACHE COMPANY LTD AND OTHERS V. RAYMOND LUN KWOK PAO ALSO KNOWN AS PAO LUN KWOK RAYMOND [2025] HKDC 155.

The Court of Appeal held that 'leave to appeal is refused, and their summons filed on 25 February 2025 is dismissed with costs to the Defendant, to be summarily assessed.'

Summary

Tollemache Company Ltd and others sought leave to appeal against a District Court judgment in favour of Raymond Lun Kwok Pao in a civil dispute. The case involved costs issues and the assessment of damages. The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal and summarily assessed costs at HK$26,000.

What was the outcome in TOLLEMACHE COMPANY LTD AND OTHERS V. RAYMOND LUN KWOK PAO ALSO KNOWN AS PAO LUN KWOK RAYMOND [2025] HKCA 750?

The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal and dismissed the summons filed on 25 February 2025, with costs awarded to the Defendant to be summarily assessed, following the District Court proceedings in [2024] HKDC 2026 and [2025] HKDC 155.

Which District Court decisions preceded [2025] HKCA 750?

The Court of Appeal proceeding followed two District Court determinations in the same matter between the same parties, reported as [2024] HKDC 2026 and [2025] HKDC 155, before the Rules of the High Court application reached the Court of Appeal.