POOSAALA RAM PRASAD V. THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LTD

[2025] HKCA 934 Court of Appeal 5 December 2025 • CAMP103/2025 • 17 min read

6 cases cited (0 HK, 6 foreign)

Outcome

Application dismissed

The Summons is dismissed with costs to the Defendant, to be summarily assessed.

Source: [2025] HKCA 934, Court of Appeal, decided 5 December 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Practice Areas

Banking & Finance

Judges (2)

Chow Coram Ng Coram

Counsel (1)

Johnson Stokes & Master Firm

Parties (2)

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Defendant Poosaala Ram Prasad Plaintiff

Case Significance

POOSAALA RAM PRASAD V. THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LTD [2025] HKCA 934 is a Banking & Finance matter decided under the Rules of the High Court. The Court of Appeal held that "The Summons is dismissed with costs to the Defendant, to be summarily assessed." The appeal followed related first-instance decisions between the same parties, POOSAALA RAM PRASAD V. THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LTD [2025] HKCFI 900 and POOSAALA RAM PRASAD V. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LTD [2025] HKCFI 1759, with the Court of Appeal also referring to earlier authority including [2022] HKCA 1876, [2020] HKCA 169 and [2020] HKCA 541.

Summary

Poosaala Ram Prasad brought proceedings against The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd (HSBC) in a banking dispute. The case involved a customer's claims against the bank. The Court of Appeal determined the appeal.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Poosaala Ram Prasad v HSBC [2025] HKCA 934?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the summons, holding that "The Summons is dismissed with costs to the Defendant, to be summarily assessed," in a Banking & Finance matter decided under the Rules of the High Court.

What earlier proceedings preceded the [2025] HKCA 934 appeal?

The appeal followed related first-instance decisions between the same parties, POOSAALA RAM PRASAD V. THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LTD [2025] HKCFI 900 and [2025] HKCFI 1759, with the Court of Appeal referring to earlier authority including [2022] HKCA 1876.