18 Jul 1997
TRIDANT ENGINEERING CO. LTD. v. MANSION HOLDINGS LTD.
- Citation
- TRIDANT ENGINEERING CO. LTD. v. MANSION HOLDINGS LTD.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCT3/1996
The preliminary issue application was dismissed because the question of which party contracted under the subcontract was not solely a point of law but involved contested factual questions requiring oral evidence and extensive documentary review; the court will not order a separate trial in such circumstances. The court may correct clerical errors in a sealed order and accordingly amended the 7 April 1997 order as sought by Tridant. Discovery and inspection must be completed before further directions and the related summonses were adjourned sine die, with costs allocated for the wasted hearing…