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Hong Kong Case Law

Expert report

  • 12 Sept 2019

    鄭 對 陳

    Citation
    [2019] HKFC 232
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC3515/2014

    The court accepted the jointly‑instructed Chinese lawyer's factual and legal investigation showing no evidence of registered ownership by the husband and that the local authorities/village committee could not confirm title; the applicant failed to prove the husband owned the Huizhou property or that any matrimonial asset existed. Therefore there were no assets to divide and the ancillary relief claim failed.

  • 13 Mar 2007

    SINGH SUKHDEV v. GREAT EXPECT DEVELOPMENT LTD

    Citation
    SINGH SUKHDEV v. GREAT EXPECT DEVELOPMENT LTD
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCPI836/2006

    The Master acted within her case management discretion in requiring the expert himself to provide an explanation for alleged typographical errors and to clarify whether he had seen the documents referred to; accepting solicitors' unilateral replacement of part of an expert report without the expert's own explanation was not acceptable. The appeal is dismissed.

  • 15 Nov 2006

    THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF NIN FUNG BUILDING, HOMANTIN v. OVER AND ABOVE LTD

    Citation
    THE INCORPORATED OWNERS OF NIN FUNG BUILDING, HOMANTIN v. OVER AND ABOVE LTD
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA9371/1998

    The trial date was vacated because the defendant failed to give timely notice to all owners as earlier advised, causing insufficient time for newly appointed administrators and solicitors to prepare; fairness required allowing inspection and expert evidence with fixed timetables, and the balance of prejudice and conduct of the parties justified vacating the trial and granting the inspection and expert report directions; parties are in pari delicto so no order as to costs.