10 May 2006
LAM TAM LUEN v. ASIA TELEVISION LTD
- Citation
- LAM TAM LUEN v. ASIA TELEVISION LTD
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI1394/2003
The amendment was allowed because it did not change the act or omission complained of (the defendant's failure to conceal the deceased's identity) and therefore did not introduce a new cause of action; the proposed particulars merely explained why harm was foreseeable (reference to Tang's condition as evident in the broadcast), the condition was known to both parties and central to the evidence, and any prejudice to the defendant could be cured by consequential orders, so leave to amend should be granted.