4 Jan 2002
DR. LAWRENCE T.S. LEUNG v. RYODEN LIFT AND ESCALATOR CO. LTD. OTHERS
- Citation
- DR. LAWRENCE T.S. LEUNG v. RYODEN LIFT AND ESCALATOR CO. LTD. OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA5710/2000
The court refused to order a preliminary trial on the cause and seat of the fire because such a trial would not be determinative of liability, would likely require witnesses and experts to give duplicate evidence at subsequent trials, would not produce substantial savings of time or costs and could cause delay by inviting appeals; however the court found it just and convenient to order a split trial between liability and quantum.