CSFK V. HWH

[2026] HKCA 1036 Court of Appeal 6 July 2026 • CACV62/2025 • 23 min read

18 cases cited (0 HK, 18 foreign)

Outcome

Application dismissed

The summons was dismissed by another Family Judge on 27 April 2018 for want of jurisdiction.

Source: [2026] HKCA 1036, Court of Appeal, decided 6 July 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Chu Coram Queeny Au-Yeung Coram

Counsel (7)

Ng & Co Firm T.K. Tsui & Co Firm Athena Wong Counsel Petitioner Emmanuel Benami Counsel Petitioner Harry Chan Counsel Respondent Jason PH Wong Counsel Petitioner Ken Chan Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Csfk Petitioner Hwh Respondent

Case Significance

CSFK v HWH [2026] HKCA 1036 is a Court of Appeal decision that traces back to CSFK v HWH [2024] HKFC 112. The Court of Appeal's holding records that the underlying summons was dismissed by another Family Judge on 27 April 2018 for want of jurisdiction, and the application before the Court of Appeal was itself dismissed.

What was the basis for the Court of Appeal's decision in CSFK v HWH [2026] HKCA 1036?

In CSFK v HWH [2026] HKCA 1036, the Court of Appeal recorded that the summons was dismissed by another Family Judge on 27 April 2018 for want of jurisdiction, and dismissed the application arising from CSFK v HWH [2024] HKFC 112.

Cases Cited (18)

UK (9)

[1980] 1 WLR 1410 [1989] AC 1280 [1993] 1 All ER 349 [1999] 2 All ER 386 [2000] 1 WLR 2436 [2009] AC 990 [2011] 1 AC 662 [2011] EWCA Civ 618 [2019] EWCA Civ 1937

AU (1)

[2011] FCA 350

HK (8)

[2002] 4 HKC 90 [2007] 3 HKLRD 819 [2016] 3 HKLRD 640 [2017] 1 HKLRD 385 [2020] 2 HKLRD 586 [2022] HKFC 267 [2024] HKFC 112 [2025] HKFLR 371