LAU CHUNG V. HUI KENG YEE AND ANOTHER

[2025] HKCFI 359 Court of First Instance 21 January 2025 • HCA561/2019 • 39 min read

11 cases cited (0 HK, 11 foreign) Cited by 3 cases

Practice Areas

Company & Shareholder Disputes Land & Property

Judges (1)

H. Au-Yeung Coram

Counsel (3)

Iu, Lai & Li Firm Herbert Leung Counsel Defendant Joseph Ng Counsel Defendant

Parties (3)

Cornwall Agency Company Limited Defendant Hui Keng Yee Defendant Lau Chung Plaintiff

Case Significance

Lau Chung v. Hui Keng Yee and Another [2025] HKCFI 359 was decided by the Court of First Instance on 21 January 2025, and is classified under Company & Shareholder Disputes and Land & Property. The judgment draws on Cheung Lai Mui, the Executrix of the Estate of Cheung Ping Kau and the Administratrix of the Estate of Cheung Ping Fuk (alias Cheung Bing Fuk) v. Cheung Wai Shing and Others [2021] HKCFA 19. The dispute continued on appeal as Lau Chung v. Hui Keng Yee and Another [2026] HKCA 482, and was separately cited in The Incorporated Owners of Golden Court v. Flyway Investment Ltd [2025] HKLdT 60 and [2026] HKLdT 32.

What areas of law does Lau Chung v. Hui Keng Yee and Another cover ([2025] HKCFI 359)?

Lau Chung v. Hui Keng Yee and Another [2025] HKCFI 359 is classified under Company & Shareholder Disputes and Land & Property, reflecting a dispute that combined issues of corporate ownership with property-related claims before the Court of First Instance.

Did Lau Chung v. Hui Keng Yee and Another proceed to appeal ([2025] HKCFI 359)?

Yes. Following the Court of First Instance decision in [2025] HKCFI 359, the same parties appeared again in Lau Chung v. Hui Keng Yee and Another [2026] HKCA 482 before the Court of Appeal.

Statutes Cited

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (11)

UK (6)

[1976] 1 Ch 179 [1976] Ch 179 [1979] 1 WLR 431 [1982] QB 84 [2001] Ch 210 [2007] 2 AC 432

HK (5)

(2009) 12 HKCFAR 1 (2021) 24 HKCFAR 116 [2015] 2 HKLRD 985 [2021] HKCFA 19 [2023] HKCFI 873

Cited By (3)

[2026] HKLdT 32

THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF GOLDEN COURT V. FLYWAY INVESTMENT LTD

[2026] HKCA 482

LAU CHUNG V. HUI KENG YEE AND ANOTHER

[2025] HKLdT 60

THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF GOLDEN COURT V. FLYWAY INVESTMENT LTD

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 3 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2026] HKLdT 32 Lands Tribunal

1 June 2026

[2026] HKCA 482 Court of Appeal

20 March 2026

[2025] HKLdT 60 Lands Tribunal

16 October 2025