WONG TIN WAH v. IU KWAN KIT t/a ELEGANT CONSTRUCTION WORKS CO AND OTHERS

WONG TIN WAH v. IU KWAN KIT t/a ELEGANT CONSTRUCTION WORKS CO AND OTHERS

The summons is dismissed because, absent the required Appendix D and a supporting affirmation, the court could not give meaningful case management directions; the parties' non-compliance justified dismissal of the application and a targeted wasted costs order disallowing costs between the applicant and his solicitors while making no order as to costs generally.

Citation
WONG TIN WAH v. IU KWAN KIT t/a ELEGANT CONSTRUCTION WORKS CO AND OTHERS
Parties
Applicant: Legally-aided applicant; 1st Respondent: Elegant Construction Works Company; 2nd Respondent: Fyfe (Hong Kong) Limited; 3rd Respondent: Hing & Cheong Company Limited
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
13 March 2015
Case Number
DCEC1083/2014
Procedural Posture
Employees Compensation Proceedings / Summons Hearing (interlocutory Application)
Outcome
Summons dismissed
Legal Topics
Employees' Compensation, Practice Direction Compliance, Wasted Costs, Expert Evidence, Consent Judgment
Source Language
EN
Employment Law Personal Injury Civil Procedure Employees' Compensation Practice Direction Compliance Wasted Costs Expert Evidence Consent Judgment

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Parties

Legally-aided applicant

Applicant

Elegant Construction Works Company

1st Respondent

Fyfe (Hong Kong) Limited

2nd Respondent

Hing & Cheong Company Limited

3rd Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employees Compensation Proceedings / Summons Hearing (interlocutory Application)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Non-compliance with Practice Direction 18.2 by failing to file Appendix D
  2. 2 Absence of supporting affirmation for the summons
  3. 3 Duplicate and inappropriate request for interlocutory judgment after consent judgment on liability

Ratio Decidendi

The summons is dismissed because, absent the required Appendix D and a supporting affirmation, the court could not give meaningful case management directions; the parties' non-compliance justified dismissal of the application and a targeted wasted costs order disallowing costs between the applicant and his solicitors while making no order as to costs generally.

Court Disposition

Summons dismissed

Orders

  • The summons is dismissed with no order to costs
  • Wasted costs order: the costs as between the applicant and his solicitors are disallowed