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Topic

Joinder under o.15 r.6(2)(b)

Legal area

Court

30 Sept 2025

LI YIDONG AND ANOTHER v. CHEN PING AND OTHERS

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 5963
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA2495/2024

Intervener's joinder dismissed because, although it has an interest connected to the subject matter, joinder is not necessary, just or convenient: joinder would add cost, delay and multiplicity, produce no prejudice to the Intervener if not joined (claims between P1 and Intervener could proceed by arbitration), and the application was delayed. The related stay to arbitration is unnecessary given dismissal of joinder. Letters of request were refused in the exercise of discretion because the documents were not necessary in the interests of justice given the existing one‑off s.21 disclosure orde…
12 Aug 2015

TO PUI KUI v. NG OI CHE AND OTHERS

Citation

TO PUI KUI v. NG OI CHE AND OTHERS
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV156/2014

The court refused the joinder summons and dismissed CACV156/2014, and granted leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal only on the narrow question whether a person liable for costs under s.52A(2)(b) is a person for the purposes of O.15 r.6(2)(b); all other grounds for leave were refused as either case‑specific or lacking requisite public importance; costs were ordered against Andrew in the sum of $45,000.