15 Oct 2003
ALAN SOH v. THE OWNERS OF THE VESSEL "COLUMBUS CARAVELLE"
- Citation
- ALAN SOH v. THE OWNERS OF THE VESSEL "COLUMBUS CARAVELLE"
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAJ282/2000
Because the defendants failed to take appropriate steps in the Malaysian proceedings in a timely manner, causing the Hong Kong Admiralty action to be rendered abortive, the court exercised its wide discretion under Order 21, rule 3(1) to order the defendants to pay the costs of the Hong Kong action (including the discontinuance summons); the discretion under Order 21, rule 3(1) is not confined to the circumstances in Order 62, rule 7 and may take into account overseas conduct that made continuation pointless.