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  • 29 Jun 2016

    CHEUNG LAI MUI v. CHEUNG WAI SHING AND OTHERS

    Citation
    CHEUNG LAI MUI v. CHEUNG WAI SHING AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA1652/2012

    The court exercised its discretion to allow the late filing and service of the witness statement because the evidence was relevant to the 3rd defendant's adverse possession defence, the plaintiff provided a credible explanation for lateness, there was no demonstrable serious prejudice to defendants who were granted 35 days to file supplemental witness statements, and the trial timetable was unlikely to be disrupted.