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Hong Kong Case Law

Appointment of experts

  • 12 Jan 2016

    CYBERWORKS AUDIO VIDEO TECHNOLOGY LTD (in Compulsory Liquidation) v. SILVER KENT TECHNOLOGY LTD

    Citation
    CYBERWORKS AUDIO VIDEO TECHNOLOGY LTD (in Compulsory Liquidation) v. SILVER KENT TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA2780/2006

    Court allowed plaintiffs leave to adduce expert evidence on issues 4(f) and 5(b) and allowed defendants leave on issues 2 and 4; declined to force the appointment of defendants' chosen expert as single joint expert for all valuation issues but appointed separate experts for specified valuation issues (Plaintiff: Colum Bancroft; Defendant: Frank Yuen) and appointed Mr Simon Sham as the single joint expert for specified valuation sub-issues (issues 3(b) and 5(b)), imposed timelines for filing reports (60 days), required experts to meet and produce a joint report within prescribed periods, presc…

  • 12 May 2005

    TO KAN CHI AND OTHERS v. TO KIN WAH AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    TO KAN CHI AND OTHERS v. TO KIN WAH AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP509/2002

    There were serious issues to be tried and the plaintiffs demonstrated immediate necessity for recurrent operational expenses and for incurred and projected legal costs; the court accepted availability of supporting receipts and the implication of Yam J's earlier order that initial expert costs be met from the fund, so it ordered interim payment of specified sums totaling HKD 1,958,015 to the Tsing Wan Kun account as necessary and proportionate relief pending the substantive hearing.