22 May 1998
NG NGAN CHIU v. PARAMOUNT PRINTING CO. LTD. and SHELL HK LTD. (Third Party)
- Citation
- NG NGAN CHIU v. PARAMOUNT PRINTING CO. LTD. and SHELL HK LTD. (Third Party)
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI328/1996
The court exercised its s30 discretion to disapply s27 and allowed joinder of Shell as defendant because Shell was already a third party, had been preparing a defence so would not face a stale claim, the defendant's ability to defend was not prejudiced and the plaintiff's unexplained delay did not outweigh the equities in favour of joinder.