Evergrande Liquidators Seek to Bar Hui’s Defense in Court Case

Defaulted builder China Evergrande’s liquidators, who are seeking to recover $6b from several defendants, asked a Hong Kong court to bar company founder Hui Ka Yan from defending himself in the case if he doesn’t abide by a previous court ruling.

• A legal representative for the liquidators said Hui hasn’t yet paid HK$1.2m in legal costs related to a court receivership order for which he was found liable
  • Hong Kong’s High Court earlier appointed China Evergrande’s liquidators as receivers of Hui’s assets
• Hui’s lawyer said Monday that it would be inappropriate to impose such a ban at this ...