14 Apr 2021
LAM HON KEUNG KEITH v. LAM CHI TAT ANTHONY AND OTHERS
- Citation
- [2021] HKCFI 1282
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA725/2015
The untimely death of the plaintiff constituted exceptional circumstances engaging the court's discretion; on balancing the need for fairness and the absence of specific evidence of prejudice to defendants, the trial was properly adjourned to permit the Executors to obtain substitute evidence, and the plaintiff (estate) was ordered to pay defendants' costs occasioned by the adjournment.