Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Bilingual trial

Legal area

Court

2 Apr 2024

KONG SHU KING (be appointed as next friend for KONG YUK CHUEN pursuant to Order of Master Lai dated 29th January 2021) v. 张伟明, person appointed to represent the estate of CHEUNG SHAU PO, deceased AND OTHERS

Citation

[2024] HKDC 534
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ2934/2022

The court exercised its discretion to maintain the trial date subject to plaintiff proving good service by specified deadlines; the judge ordered the plaintiff to file and serve an affidavit of service and to lodge written opening and authorities, confirmed the existing expert evidence direction, ordered the trial to be conducted bilingually with translation of documents dispensed with, and directed costs of the PTR be in the cause.
14 May 2021

CENTALINE PROPERTY AGENCY LTD v. LEE PO CHU FEONA

Citation

[2021] HKCFI 1400
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA2054/2016

Leave to appeal was refused because the applicant failed to show reasonable prospects of success or any overriding interest of justice; the case management decisions were within the judge’s discretion given a bilingual trial judge, lack of required English translations, and the practical impossibility of finishing the trial within the allotted time if interpretation were required; the leave to file a supplementary witness statement was correctly limited to responding to the 2nd Supp WS and any application to add a new witness must be made to the trial judge with supporting witness statement.