SUEN HUNG SHAN V. WONG & OUYANG (HK) LTD

[2025] HKCA 90 Court of Appeal 27 January 2025 • CACV427/2023 • 3 min read
1 cases cited (0 HK, 1 foreign)

Outcome

Leave to appeal refused

leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed with costs to the Defendant.

Source: [2025] HKCA 90, Court of Appeal, decided 27 January 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Practice Areas

Judges (2)

Counsel (2)

Parties (2)

Case Significance

Suen Hung Shan v. Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd [2025] HKCA 90 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 27 January 2025 in an employment dispute considered under section 22(1)(b) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance. The Court held that 'leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed with costs to the Defendant.' The application followed the earlier proceeding in [2023] HKCFI 3006 between the same parties.

Summary

Suen Hung Shan (孫鴻山) applied for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal after the Court of Appeal struck out his Notice of Appeal against Wong & Ouyang (HK) Limited as frivolous, vexatious, and an abuse of process. The Court refused leave, finding no question of great general or public importance and summarily assessed costs at HK$50,000 in favour of the defendant.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in the employment dispute Suen Hung Shan v. Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd [2025] HKCA 90?

The Court of Appeal held that leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed with costs to the defendant, in an employment-law application under section 22(1)(b) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance.

Which earlier proceeding was referenced in Suen Hung Shan v. Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd [2025] HKCA 90?

The Court of Appeal's decision in Suen Hung Shan v. Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd [2025] HKCA 90 followed the earlier employment proceeding in [2023] HKCFI 3006, concerning the same underlying dispute between the parties.

Statutes Cited

Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance
s 22(1)(b)

Cases Cited (1)

HK (1)
[2023] HKCFI 3006

Related cases

Other Hong Kong judgments involving the same parties or counsel.

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 90)