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Personal injury LO YUEN CHONG v. IWS ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD (formerly known as FOOK WOO ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES)

LO YUEN CHONG v. IWS ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD (formerly known as FOOK WOO ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES)

Master J Wong varied interest and costs in a personal injuries assessment, but kept interest on general damages and adjusted special damages to reflect employee compensation payments.

  • Assessment of damages
  • Interest on damages
  • Practice direction 18.1 (pre-action)
  • Sanctioned offer
  • Variation of costs order nisi
  • Jurisdiction to vary unsealed judgment
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Civil procedure GREENPEACE EAST ASIA v. 香港綠色和平大聯盟 AND OTHERS

GREENPEACE EAST ASIA v. 香港綠色和平大聯盟 AND OTHERS

法院因未遵守實務指示而作出訟費命令,並將聆訊文件夾費用判由相關指示律師承擔,另削減大律師25% brief fee。

  • Non-compliance with practice directions
  • Costs sanctions
  • Brief fee disallowance
  • Hearing bundles
  • Costs
  • Civil-procedure
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Medical negligence STRACHAN, FRANCES EVA v. KAREN HAU YAN SHUM

STRACHAN, FRANCES EVA v. KAREN HAU YAN SHUM

Personal injuries medical negligence claim struck out for no reasonable cause of action; proposed amendment refused; default judgment summons dismissed; costs ordered nisi.

  • Strike out for no reasonable cause of action
  • Amendment of statement of claim
  • Requirement for expert evidence
  • Abuse of process
  • Costs follow the event
  • Strike-out
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Civil procedure 陳勝龍 v. 何偉成及另四人

陳勝龍 v. 何偉成及另四人

The court struck out the plaintiff’s claims against the 1st, 3rd and 4th defendants for failing to file proper medical reports and to plead the case clearly despite repeated extensions.

  • Strike out
  • Practice directions compliance
  • Statement of claim requirements
  • Service of process
  • Order 18 rule 12(1c)
  • Order 15
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Civil procedure CLARE HOLLINGWORTH v. THOMAS EDWARD JUSON

CLARE HOLLINGWORTH v. THOMAS EDWARD JUSON

The court refused the defendant’s application to vary a costs order nisi, holding that the plaintiff’s delay was explained by a statutory stay and caused no prejudice.

  • Costs order
  • Non-compliance with practice direction
  • Statutory stay under legal aid ordinance
  • Summary order for account
  • Variation of costs order
  • Costs-order
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Civil procedure HONG KONG LEE MAN SHAN MEDICINE MANUFACTURING LTD. v. HUA WEI (H.K.) PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER

HONG KONG LEE MAN SHAN MEDICINE MANUFACTURING LTD. v. HUA WEI (H.K.) PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER

The court refused the defendants’ adjournment request in a summary judgment hearing, finding the plaintiff’s skeleton argument and reply affirmation were not late in context.

  • Adjournment
  • Service of skeleton arguments
  • Affirmation in reply
  • Summary judgment procedure
  • Timeliness of filings
  • Summary-judgment
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Civil procedure SANYO SECURITIES (ASIA) LTD v. LIN KUANG LUNG RAYMOND

SANYO SECURITIES (ASIA) LTD v. LIN KUANG LUNG RAYMOND

The Court of Appeal granted a paragraph 3 listing direction for consolidated short appeals, allowing date-fixing by party preference on undertakings excluding leading counsel.

  • Listing of appeals
  • Case management
  • Delay
  • Costs
  • Civil-procedure
  • Appeals
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Civil procedure TONG YI SANG and Another v. FUNG, LAW & NG, SOLICITORS and Others

TONG YI SANG and Another v. FUNG, LAW & NG, SOLICITORS and Others

High Court refused to set aside default judgments, refused leave to appeal out of time, and dismissed the appeal for procedural non-compliance and no verified merits evidence.

  • Setting aside default judgment
  • Extension of time to appeal
  • Compliance with practice directions
  • Affidavit evidence
  • Adjournment
  • Judicial discretion
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