FAR EAST WAGNER CONSTRUCTION LTD. v. INTERFORM (INTERIOR & MARBLE) CO., LTD.

FAR EAST WAGNER CONSTRUCTION LTD. v. INTERFORM (INTERIOR & MARBLE) CO., LTD.

The application for leave to appeal was dismissed because the matter was interlocutory and did not raise any question of great general or public importance; therefore leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal was not justified and the application was without merit.

Citation
FAR EAST WAGNER CONSTRUCTION LTD. v. INTERFORM (INTERIOR & MARBLE) CO., LTD.
Parties
Applicant (defendant): Far East Wagner Construction Limited; Respondent (plaintiff): Interform (Interior & Marble) Co., Limited
Court
Court of Final Appeal
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
19 November 1999
Case Number
FAMV21/1999
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Appeal to Court of Final Appeal / Determination on Leave Application (interlocutory)
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Summary Judgment, Interlocutory Appeal, Leave to Appeal, Costs
Source Language
EN
Civil Procedure Construction Law Contract Appellate Law Summary Judgment Interlocutory Appeal Leave to Appeal Costs

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Parties

Far East Wagner Construction Limited

Applicant (defendant)

Interform (Interior & Marble) Co., Limited

Respondent (plaintiff)

Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Appeal to Court of Final Appeal / Determination on Leave Application (interlocutory)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal should be granted in respect of an interlocutory matter
  2. 2 Whether the matter raised a question of great general or public importance warranting CFA intervention
  3. 3 Whether the summary judgment granted below was correctly affirmed by the Court of Appeal

Ratio Decidendi

The application for leave to appeal was dismissed because the matter was interlocutory and did not raise any question of great general or public importance; therefore leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal was not justified and the application was without merit.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Application for leave to appeal dismissed
  • Costs awarded to the respondent