31 Oct 2000
CHAN YUET LUI REBECCA v. THE RITZ-CARLTON LTD. AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- CHAN YUET LUI REBECCA v. THE RITZ-CARLTON LTD. AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCPI658/2000
The application to join Ming An Insurance Co. Ltd as a Third Defendant was dismissed because Ming An's interests are identical to the second Defendant's and can be fully protected by resuming representation of the second Defendant through its solicitors; compulsory joinder would cause unnecessary pleadings, representation and cost without substantive benefit. The first Defendant's stay/estoppel application is to be dealt with at the consolidated trial rather than as a separate interlocutory hearing.