In Centre Chase Investment Ltd v IO of Castle Peak Road Int'l Industrial Bldg [2026] HKCFA 26, the Court of Final Appeal confirmed that incorporated owners of Hong Kong's buildings can, through their management committees, validly waive a breach of the Deed of Mutual Covenant as long as the power is exercised conscientiously and reasonably. The type of breach and its seriousness have to be considered in deciding the appropriate option to tackle the breach. In reaching the abo

In JIL Investments Limited v Jesus Is Lord Church Limited [2026] HKCFI 1119, the Court of First Instance ruled that the Defendant, the Hong Kong branch of a global evangelical Christian church founded in the Philippines, after having paid in excess of HK$23 million by way of monthly payments over 12 years, had validly exercised an option to purchase its premises in Sham Shui Po from the Plaintiff landlord for a further HK$1. In 2003, the parties entered into a Lease and Purch

In China Energy Development Holdings Limited v Yeung Ka Sing, Carson [2026] HKCFI 1693, the Court ruled that the Plaintiff, represented by Mr Jacky Lam, could recover amounts owed to it by personal guarantee in excess of HK$234 million. The issue was whether the Defendant, a prominent businessman, had in fact signed two personal guarantee deeds whose effect was to transfer the debt of a media company of which he was a substantial shareholder to him personally. Between 2008

The Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in HKSAR v Yau Kai Fung [2026] HKCA 885 brings welcome clarity to how courts should sentence offenders trafficking in more than one type of dangerous drug. For over a decade, sentencing courts faced with a “cocktail” or combination of drugs were guided by HKSAR v Chan Yuk Leong (CACC 318/2013), which set out “three check tests”, namely absurdity test, conversion test and ratio test, to cross-check whether the upward adjustment to the star