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Topic

Deemed admissions

Legal area

Court

14 Nov 2025

OON KIM KOH, the person appointed to represent the estate of KOH KIM CHAN, deceased v. QUEST INVESTMENTS LTD AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2025] HKDC 1198
Court

District Court
Case number

DCCJ6960/2019

Because the 1st Defendant pleaded bare denials and an unparticularised limitation defence, maintained a hopeless defence at trial and raised unpleaded points that wasted court and opponent resources, such conduct amounted to an abuse of process and affront to the court and justified varying the costs order nisi so that the Plaintiff's costs are taxed on an indemnity basis; additionally the deemed admitted partial payment on 17 June 2016 made any limitation defence bound to fail under s23(3) LO.
8 May 2017

CHEN QINGQIANG v. CHAN YAT HONG t/a HOI YAT CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND ANOTHER

Citation

CHEN QINGQIANG v. CHAN YAT HONG t/a HOI YAT CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP3430/2016

The Court allowed the one‑day extension and held the Recorder erred in finding no causation from the third parties' admitted breaches; the third parties' conduct contributed to the plaintiff's injuries and, having regard to the defendants' non‑delegable duties, apportionment of liability at 75% to the defendants and 25% to the third parties is just and equitable; costs follow the event.