16 Dec 2016
SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. MAN FOR ON
- Citation
- SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. MAN FOR ON
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP2918/2015
The court exercised case-management discretion to order that affidavits/affirmations filed by the Secretary for Justice shall stand as the evidence in chief of the deponents provided they attend trial for cross-examination, subject to the trial judge's power to direct that any witness give evidence in chief orally; this balances efficiency under the Civil Justice Reform with protection against real prejudice and preserves fairness.