30 Sept 2021
CHEN QUNHAO AND OTHERS v. THE OWNERS AND/OR DEMISE CHARTERERS OF THE SHIP OR VESSEL “STARRY METROPOLIS”
- Citation
- [2021] HKCFI 2961
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAJ91/2020
Defences were struck out because they failed mandatory pleading requirements, contained only bare denials and two substantively meritless and unsubstantiated defences (misconstruction of contract re point of hire/place of repatriation and unlawful instruction to leave), thereby disclosing no reasonable defence and amounting to abuse of process; strike out was necessary to prevent unwarranted delay and to protect the crew's entitlement to unpaid wages.