10 Mar 2017
WONG TO YICK WOOD LOCK OINTMENT LTD v. SING & JAPAN INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LTD AND OTHERS
- Citation
- WONG TO YICK WOOD LOCK OINTMENT LTD v. SING & JAPAN INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LTD AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA2589/2014
Joinder was granted because the court was satisfied there was a bona fide claim against each intended defendant and that joinder was necessary and just and convenient to ensure all matters could be effectually and completely determined; the absence of a draft statement of claim and the delay in seeking joinder were not fatal. Consolidation was granted because the three actions were connected as a series of transactions, involved common defendants and witnesses, consolidation would save costs and avoid multiplicity and an earlier order had already directed Actions 2 and 3 to be tried together.