Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Case management and expedition

Legal area

Court

19 Jan 2021

YIP KAM CHUN v. WELLGAIN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL LTD

Citation

[2021] HKDC 64
Court

District Court
Case number

DCEC1069/2017

The Vacation Summons was dismissed because (1) employees' compensation claims must proceed with expedition and the EC trial was imminently due, (2) the factual and legal causes of action in the EC claim and the PI action are distinct and consolidation was not appropriate where liability and contributory negligence are contested, (3) the EC trial was likely to be shorter and could save costs and avoid duplication, and (4) the application was late and effectively a second attempt after an earlier unsuccessful stay application.
27 Nov 2020

ZHAO ZHI QIANG v. ZHAO ZHIGUANG AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2020] HKCFI 2990
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA1614/2019

On the interlocutory papers there is a serious question to be tried about P's beneficial ownership and the trust arrangement; the alleged material non-disclosures are disputed and largely raise triable factual issues that cannot be resolved on paper; because D1 is prepared to transfer ATL's key assets (Kunshan Hoza shares and indirect interest in unique land), a proprietary injunction must be continued to preserve the assets pending trial and ancillary disclosure is necessary; the expunge application concerning without prejudice meetings must be adjourned to trial for full factual investigati…
10 Jun 2015

CCMJ v. SSM formerly known as SKL

Citation

CCMJ v. SSM formerly known as SKL
Court

Family Court
Case number

FCMP67/2010

Adjournment sine die refused because the Applicant, who initiated the variation proceedings, failed to demonstrate that adjourning the proceedings would enhance prospects of successful co-parenting counselling, had a long history of delays and change of lawyers, and produced medical evidence that was unsupported and of limited weight; however a limited out-of-time filing extension was granted for case management reasons and the court set firm timelines, ordered an updated social welfare report, reserved certain costs and ordered costs of the adjournment summons to be in the cause.

Hong Kong Case Law

YIP KAM CHUN v. WELLGAIN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL LTD

ZHAO ZHI QIANG v. ZHAO ZHIGUANG AND ANOTHER

CCMJ v. SSM formerly known as SKL