7 Jan 2021
CHAN SUWANNA v. SYNERGIS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2021] HKDC 18
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCPI1116/2018
Section 27 Limitation Ordinance, which sets a 3-year limit for personal injury damage claims, does not apply to a defendant's third party claim for contribution or indemnity; such claims constitute separate actions governed by section 6 LO and the Civil Liability (Contribution) Ordinance, and Order 16 permits issuing third party proceedings while the main action remains pending; accordingly the Master's order granting leave to issue the third party notice was correctly upheld and the third party's summons to rescind/set aside was rightly dismissed.