Fulltext Search

In a judgment issued yesterday (Francis v Gross [2024] NZCA 528), the Court of Appeal unanimously overturned the controversial High Court decision in Francis v Gross [2023] NZHC 1107 and held that purchasers of partly constructed modular buildings (pods) did not have equitable liens (at all, and especially not in priority to secured creditors) over those pods.

Up Energy Development Group Limited [2022] HKCFI 1329 (date of decision: 6 May 2022)

Introduction

The 3 core requirements are factors considered by the Hong Kong Court when deciding whether to exercise its discretion to wind up a foreign incorporated company in Hong Kong.

Ozner Water International Holding Limited (In Liquidation) [2022] HKCFI 363 (date of decision: 27 January 2022)

Hong Kong Fresh Water International Group Limited (In Liquidation) [2022] HKCFI 924 (date of decision: 6 April 2022)

Introduction

海航集团有限公司(于中国内地重整) [2021] HKCFI 2897(裁决日期:2021 年 9 月 16 日) 

前言

海航集团有限公司(一家总部设在海南的大型企业,下称“公司”)的内地重整程序最近在香港获得认可。这是香港法院首次向 内地重整程序的破产管理人颁发认可令的案例。 

Grand Peace Group Holdings Limited [2021] HKCFI 2361 (Date of Decision: 24 August 2021)

Up Energy Development Group Limited [2021] HKCFI 2595 (Date of Decision: 31 August 2021)

Introduction

The vast majority of listed companies in Hong Kong are incorporated offshore, with a corporate structure that the operating and asset owning subsidiaries in Mainland China are held through intermediate subsidiaries incorporated in offshore jurisdictions such as BVI and Cayman Islands etc.