JOVIAL PARADISE LTD V. EVER HARMONY ENTERPRISES LTD AND OTHERS

[2026] HKCA 1154 Court of Appeal 7 July 2026 • CACV3/2025 • 11 min read

7 cases cited (0 HK, 7 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

the appeal is dismissed without further order together with costs to the plaintiff; and

Source: [2026] HKCA 1154, Court of Appeal, decided 7 July 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Practice Areas

Loans & Debt Recovery

Judges (2)

Cheung Coram Chow Coram

Counsel (5)

CCW Lawyers Firm DLA Piper Hong Kong Firm Axis Yu Counsel Defendant Chantel Lin Counsel Defendant Sik Chee Ching Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (6)

Ever Harmony Enterprises Limited Defendant Jovial Paradise Limited Plaintiff Keyne Holdings Ltd Defendant Zhu Peter (, also known as) Defendant Derek Chu Defendant Qian Ling Ling[1] Defendant

Case Significance

Jovial Paradise Ltd v Ever Harmony Enterprises Ltd and Others [2026] HKCA 1154 is a Court of Appeal decision in the loans and debt recovery area. It arose from Jovial Paradise Ltd v Ever Harmony Enterprises Ltd and Others [2024] HKCFI 3500 at first instance. In Jovial Paradise Ltd v Ever Harmony Enterprises Ltd and Others [2026] HKCA 1154, the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal without further order and awarded costs to the plaintiff.

The decision sits in the loans and debt recovery area of the Court of Appeal's caseload, reviewing the first-instance findings reached in [2024] HKCFI 3500.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Jovial Paradise Ltd v Ever Harmony Enterprises Ltd and Others [2026] HKCA 1154?

In Jovial Paradise Ltd v Ever Harmony Enterprises Ltd and Others [2026] HKCA 1154, a loans and debt recovery matter, the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal without further order, with costs awarded to the plaintiff, following the first-instance decision in [2024] HKCFI 3500.

What area of law does Jovial Paradise Ltd v Ever Harmony Enterprises Ltd and Others [2026] HKCA 1154 concern?

Jovial Paradise Ltd v Ever Harmony Enterprises Ltd and Others [2026] HKCA 1154 falls within loans and debt recovery, an area addressed by the Hong Kong Court of Appeal in reviewing the first-instance judgment in [2024] HKCFI 3500.