Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Witness attendance and quarantine

Legal area

Court

10 Aug 2020

AU YEUNG PUI CHUN v. CHENG WING SANG

Citation

[2020] HKCFI 2101
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA2434/2015

The court permitted the defence witnesses to give evidence by videolink because, on balance, the risks to health from travel during the Covid-19 pandemic and the availability of safeguards made remote testimony a workable mechanism that better served the interests of justice; the court required cooperation on technical arrangements and provision for oversight to protect fairness.
20 May 2020

NOBILITY SCHOOL LTD v. TSANG WOON MING AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2020] HKCFI 891
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP2689/2017

The court refused leave for Lin Wai Hsien and the beneficial owner of the 3rd respondent to give evidence by VCF because the application was late, there was no good reason (they could have quarantined earlier), their evidence's credibility would be hotly contested and VCF would prejudice the applicant; the court granted leave for Ms Li Biyun because her inability to attend was accepted as a sound reason, practical arrangements for one witness were manageable, and the respondents undertook not to seek an adjournment.