13 Nov 2002
NAM KWONG MEDICINES & HEALTH PRODUCT CO. LTD. v. CHINA INSURANCE CO. LTD.
- Citation
- NAM KWONG MEDICINES & HEALTH PRODUCT CO. LTD. v. CHINA INSURANCE CO. LTD.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCL27/1999
Leave to re‑amend was refused because the defendant had been aware of the repayment claim from the outset and knowingly chose not to plead it; finality of litigation requires that a substantive case not be re‑opened absent exceptional circumstances. The plaintiff was ordered to pay the defendant's costs of the third party proceedings because those proceedings were justified and their joinder was made inevitable by the plaintiff's claim; such costs are payable by the unsuccessful plaintiff subject to earlier costs orders and taxation if not agreed.