Hong Kong Litigation

General flow chart of civil proceedings in Hong Kong is as follows.

Issues to consider

• prospect of settlement
• limitation

• possibility of empty judgement
• need to serve pre-action notice
• correct parties to be named in the proceedings
• jurisdiction of court
• enforcement of Judgment
  • Discovery in Aid of Execution - Orders of Oral Examination
  • Writ of Execution against Chattels
    1. Writ of fiere facias (fi fa);
    2. Writ of possession (of land);
    3. Writ of delivery (of goods); and
    4. Writ of sequestration
  • Bank Accounts and other debts due to the judgement debtor - Garnishee
  • Charging Orders on Land or Securities
  • Equitable Execution - Appointment of a Receiver
  • Miscellaneous - Stop Orders and Stop Notices