7 Jul 2011
CHUI WAI KWAN v. COQUEEN CO LTD AND OTHERS
- Citation
- CHUI WAI KWAN v. COQUEEN CO LTD AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP937/2010
The court allowed the amendment application (pragmatically, in light of the opposing counsel's decision not to contest the amendment) but cautioned against unfettered post-petition amendments; the court refused CWK's application to defer the Defamation Action because the jury issues differed materially from issues for the judge in the petitions, the Defamation Action was ready for trial and deferral would be disproportionate; the court directed that the petitions and defamation action be heard by the same trial judge, extended the length of the defamation trial to 25 days, and made further li…