6 May 1996
NG PUI SHEUNG v. YEUNG CHICK CHEONG and Another
- Citation
- NG PUI SHEUNG v. YEUNG CHICK CHEONG and Another
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA5652/1990
The court refused the application to re-amend the Statement of Claim, holding that the proposed amendment would introduce a new cause of action that would be statute-barred if commenced afresh, would disrupt the settled trial by raising multiple new issues requiring fresh evidence and would cause prejudice and potential injustice to the defendants (including a deceased defendant); accordingly the court exercised its discretion to refuse the amendment.