LEE KA MAN v. HONG KONG AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING CO LTD

LEE KA MAN v. HONG KONG AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING CO LTD

The court granted leave to call the two orthopaedic experts for oral evidence, accepted the parties' joint estimate of 3 trial days, ordered the case to be entered on the running list with 3 days reserved, and directed that the issue of costs on the supplemental medical reports be reserved to the trial judge while costs of the application are in the cause with Legal Aid taxation.

Citation
LEE KA MAN v. HONG KONG AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING CO LTD
Parties
Plaintiff: Ng; Defendant: z gP
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
13 October 2008
Case Number
HCPI355/2006
Procedural Posture
Personal Injury High Court / Pre Trial Application to Call Expert Witnesses / Case Management
Outcome
Application granted in part: leave to call two orthopaedic experts; case to be listed with 3 trial days reserved.
Legal Topics
Expert Evidence, Joint Medical Examination, Case Management, Costs
Source Language
EN
Civil Procedure Personal Injury Evidence Medical Expert Evidence Expert Evidence Joint Medical Examination Case Management Costs

Case Brief

Summary, issues, holding and outcome

More case intelligence is available

Unlock the full research layer for this judgment.

Full judgment text Downloadable case file Legal principles 4 Party arguments 2 Amounts and remedies 3
Sign in to unlock

Parties

Ng

Plaintiff

z gP

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Personal Injury High Court / Pre Trial Application to Call Expert Witnesses / Case Management

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the parties may call two orthopaedic experts to give oral evidence
  2. 2 Failure to comply with court timetable and the consequences
  3. 3 Whether supplemental medical reports obtained without court notification are permissible or prejudicial

Ratio Decidendi

The court granted leave to call the two orthopaedic experts for oral evidence, accepted the parties' joint estimate of 3 trial days, ordered the case to be entered on the running list with 3 days reserved, and directed that the issue of costs on the supplemental medical reports be reserved to the trial judge while costs of the application are in the cause with Legal Aid taxation.

Court Disposition

Application granted in part: leave to call two orthopaedic experts; case to be listed with 3 trial days reserved.

Orders

  • Put the case on the running list
  • Reserve 3 days for trial