28 Feb 2014
SNE ENGINEERING CO LTD v. CHIM KEE MACHINERY CO LTD
- Citation
- SNE ENGINEERING CO LTD v. CHIM KEE MACHINERY CO LTD
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA2025/2012
The court found the plaintiff failed to demonstrate unusual circumstances justifying interrogatories before exchange of witness statements; the interrogatories were largely for document discovery or cross-examination and not shown to be necessary to dispose of the matter fairly or to save costs, and therefore the defendant's application succeeded and the plaintiff was ordered to withdraw the interrogatories; costs of the application were awarded to the defendant in the sum assessed at HKD 20,000 payable within 14 days.