Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Application to amend pleadings

Legal area

Court

2 Apr 2026

LEVERSING LTD v. KWOK MAN YI

Citation

[2026] HKCFI 2003
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA1135/2024

Given the short delay and the Defendant’s reasonable procedural stance, and in the absence of discernible prejudice to a neutral Plaintiff, leave to appeal out of time is justified; on fresh consideration the grant of a short extension to permit filing of the RAD&CC is proportionate to secure the just resolution of the dispute under O.1A and O.20 r.5, and the Amendment Summons should be restored and the proposed RAD&CC allowed to be filed subject to consequential amendments and costs.
17 Oct 2011

SAMUEL TAK LEE v. TSANG, CHIU WING FLORENCE

Citation

SAMUEL TAK LEE v. TSANG, CHIU WING FLORENCE
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA566/2010

The court refused leave to amend the counterclaim because the compromise expressly conceded judgment on specified paragraphs and temporal parameters; however the court granted the adjournment of the assessment of damages, holding that damages owed by husband and father arising from tort do not appropriately function as a resource to reduce ancillary relief in the way third‑party debts might, and that exceptional/extraordinary circumstances justified varying the milestone trial date under RHC O 25 r 1B and the court's power under O 25 r 1A/1B(1).