28 Jan 2022
LONG HAI HONG (龍海紅) the administratrix of the estate of LEE SO WINSTON (李甦), deceased v. LIU DAN AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2022] HKCFI 339
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1537/2019
The court found a substantial overlap of the real issues (beneficial ownership, nominee arrangements, source of investment and relationships among key protagonists) and a substantial overlap of parties and witnesses; consolidation was not premature given pleadings and witness affirmations already filed; no real conflict of interest or unfair prejudice demonstrated; therefore summary order to try the four actions together was justified as sound case management to save time and costs and avoid inconsistent findings.