12 Jun 2003
TAM CHI KOK GABRIEL v. FOK EUGINA
- Citation
- TAM CHI KOK GABRIEL v. FOK EUGINA
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1859/1992
The court refused leave to file the proposed statement of claim out of time and struck out the writ and dismissed the action: the fraud allegations were scandalous, inadequately pleaded and unsustainable; most pleaded causes of action were time-barred when the writ issued; alternatively there was inordinate and inexcusable delay amounting to want of prosecution, causing serious prejudice and amounting to abuse of process and laches; accordingly dismissal and costs were ordered and directions given to the judicial trustee to obtain court sanction before appealing or commencing fresh proceeding…