OLDHAM, LI & NIE, SOLICITORS (A FIRM) V. MELVIN WAXMAN AND ANOTHER

[2026] HKCFI 2098 Court of First Instance 13 April 2026 • HCA263/2023 • 37 min read

29 cases cited (2 HK, 27 foreign)

Judges (1)

James Kwan Coram

Counsel (4)

Anthony Siu & Co Firm Oldham, Li & Nie Firm Cristian Tsang Counsel Defendant Lily Yeung Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (3)

Oldham, Li & Nie, Solicitors (A Firm) Plaintiff Larry Waxman Defendant Melvin Waxman Defendant

Statutes Cited

Limitation Ordinance (Cap 347)

s 23 s 4(1) s 4(1)(a)

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (29)

SG (1)

[2018] SGHC 87

SLR (1)

[1997] 1 SLR 322

UK (15)

[1891] 2 Ch 31 [1893] 1 QB 185 [1894] 2 QB 346 [1894] 2 QB 450 [1895] 2 Ch 62 [1927] AC 604 [1938] 1 KB 743 [1958] 1 WLR 1216 [1965] 1 WLR 1238 [1970] 1 WLR 688 [1975] 1 WLR 6 [1999] 1 WLR 467 [2002] 1 All ER 749 [2011] 1 WLR 2290 [2017] EWHC 1553

HK (12)

(2010) 13 HKCFAR 696 [1989] 1 HKC 375 [1992] 1 HKC 497 [1999] 3 HKLRD 397 [2002] 3 HKLRD 480 [2009] 1 HKLRD 455 [2016] 1 HKLRD 1367 [2021] HKCA 1929 [2021] HKCFI 2040 [2021] HKCFI 2964 [2023] HKCFI 2769 [2025] HKCFI 1281