26 Jan 2026
YIP LAI FONG AND ANOTHER v. SIN TUNG HING AND OTHERS
- Citation
- [2026] HKCFI 578
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1282/2003
Relief from the Unless Order was granted despite culpable delay because the proposed expert evidence was prima facie relevant and necessary to determine whether the PRC Judgment is final and conclusive for res judicata; defendants did not intend to adduce competing expert evidence and accepted the trial timetable would not be affected, so the interests of the administration of justice outweighed the prejudice from delay; however, plaintiffs were penalised for lateness by an order nisi for costs and restrictions were placed on defendants filing expert evidence or producing a joint expert state…