IMADA LUENWAH WORLD LTD v. YIP MING CHEONG AND ANOTHER

IMADA LUENWAH WORLD LTD v. YIP MING CHEONG AND ANOTHER

Leave was granted to re‑re‑re‑amend parts of the Statement of Claim limited to contractual particulars, an implied term re documents, correction of typographical errors, and pleadings relating to rejection/total failure of consideration; leave to add a new claim for fraudulent/negligent misrepresentation and rescission was refused because the application was unduly late, the proposed misrepresentation pleadings lacked necessary particularity and evidence, and allowing them would cause unfair and irremediable prejudice to the defendants who had already cross‑examined the claimant's sole witness without notice of the new claim.

Citation
IMADA LUENWAH WORLD LTD v. YIP MING CHEONG AND ANOTHER
Parties
Plaintiff (dccj5540/2003); Defendant (dccj6521/2003): IMADA LUENWAH WORLD LTD.; Defendant (dccj5540/2003); Plaintiff (dccj6521/2003): YIP MING CHEONG; Defendant (dccj5540/2003); Plaintiff (dccj6521/2003): WONG CHI NANG
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
27 October 2006
Case Number
DCCJ5540/2003
Procedural Posture
Civil Trial (commercial Dispute Over Sale of Machinery) / Part‑heard Trial; Application (2nd Summons) for Leave to Amend Pleadings During Trial
Outcome
Partly granted and partly refused: specified non‑fraud amendments allowed; misrepresentation and rescission amendments refused.
Legal Topics
Amendment of Pleadings, Misrepresentation (fraudulent/negligent), Rescission, Total Failure of Consideration, Costs, Late Amendment Prejudice
Source Language
EN
Civil Procedure Contract Tort Equity Amendment of Pleadings Misrepresentation (fraudulent/negligent) Rescission Total Failure of Consideration +2 more

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Parties

IMADA LUENWAH WORLD LTD.

Plaintiff (dccj5540/2003); Defendant (dccj6521/2003)

YIP MING CHEONG

Defendant (dccj5540/2003); Plaintiff (dccj6521/2003)

WONG CHI NANG

Defendant (dccj5540/2003); Plaintiff (dccj6521/2003)

Procedural Posture

Civil Trial (commercial Dispute Over Sale of Machinery) / Part‑heard Trial; Application (2nd Summons) for Leave to Amend Pleadings During Trial

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether leave should be granted to amend pleadings during a part‑heard trial to add a misrepresentation claim
  2. 2 Whether amendments pleading total failure of consideration and other non‑fraud matters should be allowed
  3. 3 Whether the proposed misrepresentation pleadings were sufficiently particularised

Ratio Decidendi

Leave was granted to re‑re‑re‑amend parts of the Statement of Claim limited to contractual particulars, an implied term re documents, correction of typographical errors, and pleadings relating to rejection/total failure of consideration; leave to add a new claim for fraudulent/negligent misrepresentation and rescission was refused because the application was unduly late, the proposed misrepresentation pleadings lacked necessary particularity and evidence, and allowing them would cause unfair and irremediable prejudice to the defendants who had already cross‑examined the claimant's sole witness without notice of the new claim.

Court Disposition

Partly granted and partly refused: specified non‑fraud amendments allowed; misrepresentation and rescission amendments refused.

Orders

  • Leave granted to Imada to re‑re‑re‑amend the Re‑Re‑Amended Statement of Claim in DCCJ5540/2003 as per paragraphs 3, 4A, 7, 8a and 8b of the draft annexed to the 2nd Summons.
  • Imada entitled to retain the existing paragraph 8a of the Re‑Re‑Amended Statement of Claim in DCCJ5540/2003 relating to the plea of total failure of consideration and the same shall be re‑numbered as paragraph 8c if Imada so elects.