2 Jan 2018
CHOW CHUN KIT, the personal representative of the estate of CHOW WING CHEUK v. CHOW PO YUEN, a minor by PANG ZHENG YUN, her guardian ad litem
- Citation
- [2018] HKCFI 2
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP1455/2014
Refusal of the application for a split trial and for determination of liability as a preliminary issue because evidence as to the size and nature of the estate (relevant under s5(1)(e)) is intricately connected with the question whether the Pangs were maintained by the deceased; requiring a separate trial on liability without such evidence would be unjust to the Pangs and give the Administrator an unfair advantage; although some liability issues are distinct, overall there is no clear demarcation making separate trial just and convenient.