4 Jul 2006
LAM WEIG LINH v. TIN SHUI WAI DEVELOPMENT LTD AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- LAM WEIG LINH v. TIN SHUI WAI DEVELOPMENT LTD AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA4681/2003
The court refused to order trial of the preliminary issue and refused stays of the related actions because it was not just and convenient to split the trial; the interconnected factual and documentary issues, likely discovery, overlapping witnesses and realistic time estimates meant a split trial would increase delay, costs and prejudice; consequently the solicitor defendants' applications for separate preliminary trials and stays were dismissed.