RAVI GIDUMAL (ACTING AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ZUBIN MAHTANI GIDUMAL) AND OTHERS V. DR. RICHARD WING CHIU AND ANOTHER

[2026] HKCFI 2660 Court of First Instance 29 May 2026 • HCPI411/2012 • 33 min read

11 cases cited (0 HK, 11 foreign)

Judges (1)

Counsel (6)

Freshfields Firm Howse Williams Firm Norton Rose Fulbright, Hong Kong Firm Ashok Sakhrani Counsel Plaintiff Richard Leung Counsel Defendant Tommy Cheung Counsel Defendant

Parties (5)

Matilda International Hospital Defendant RAVI GIDUMAL (acting as administrator of the estate of Zubin Mahtani Gidumal) Plaintiff Dr. Richard Wing Chiu Defendant Ravi Gidumal Plaintiff Shalini Mahtani Plaintiff

Statutes Cited

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (11)

UK (5)

[1983] 1 AC 410 [1992] 1 AC 310 [2002] EWCA Civ 1792 [2012] 1 WLR 2607 [2024] UKSC 1

AU (1)

[1998] FCA 1700

HK (5)

[2019] HKCFI 228 [2022] HKCFI 1721 [2022] HKCFI 2685 [2024] 1 HKLRD 1226 [2026] HKCFA 14

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Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2026] HKCFI 2660)