Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Supplemental expert evidence

Legal area

Court

31 Oct 2022

CHEUNG HAY SHING v. DR. PANG KA HUNG PETER AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2022] HKCFI 3330
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCPI428/2019

The court held that the alleged changes in the plaintiff's condition and family circumstances were either contemplated in the Joint Report or not sufficiently material or unanticipated to require supplemental occupational therapy reports; accordingly the summons for supplemental reports was dismissed.
17 Feb 2003

KAN WYMAN v. NG CHAN CHUEN

Citation

KAN WYMAN v. NG CHAN CHUEN
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA92/1999

The court exercised its discretion to allow the late filing of two factual witness statements and a supplemental expert report and to adjourn the trial because the evidence was important to the merits and fairness of the trial; however, because of the Plaintiff's prior non-compliance and resulting prejudice to the Defendant, the court made the grant conditional on the Plaintiff paying the costs of and those thrown away by the adjournment on a full indemnity basis.