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Topic

Order 80 approval

Legal area

Court

10 Feb 2009

SO LONG HIM v. HO KAI LUN RICKY AND ANOTHER

Citation

SO LONG HIM v. HO KAI LUN RICKY AND ANOTHER
Court

District Court
Case number

DCPI1632/2008

The court must satisfy itself that any settlement for a person under disability is fair and for that person's benefit; to enable candid assessment the solicitor/counsel assessments and counsel's opinion should be lodged (not filed) as a confidential memorandum available only to the judge/master, and factual affidavits may be filed while preserving confidentiality of legal advice; accordingly the court approved the settlement and directed confidential handling of the lodged materials.
6 Sept 2006

KAN MIU WAH, PAULINE v. AEROFLOT RUSSIAN INTERNATONAL AIRLINES

Citation

KAN MIU WAH, PAULINE v. AEROFLOT RUSSIAN INTERNATONAL AIRLINES
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV142/2006

The judge was entitled to order determination of the preliminary issue whether the settlement was binding before approving the settlement; the plaintiff on hearing accepted the settlement terms thereby abandoning the challenge, so the appeal was dismissed and the directions of the judge were set aside with the matter remitted for Order 80 approval on behalf of the minor.