20 Aug 2004
CHEUNG KEE FUNG CHEUNG CONSTRUCTION CO LTD v. THORN SECURITY (HONG KONG) LTD
- Citation
- CHEUNG KEE FUNG CHEUNG CONSTRUCTION CO LTD v. THORN SECURITY (HONG KONG) LTD
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCT52/2004
The application for consolidation was refused because it was not made as soon as practicable; the three arbitrations were at materially different stages (with the 1st and 2nd nearly ready for substantive hearing and the 3rd at an initial stage), the plaintiff's delay was largely self-induced, and consolidation at that late stage would cause 12–18 months delay and disproportionate expense to the 1st and 2nd Defendants.