30 Jan 2019
CHUNG HON v. NG SAU (or SHAU) CHUN AND OTHERS
- Citation
- [2019] HKCFI 637
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1195/2014
The court refused to order viva voce because the plaintiff’s written witness statement sufficiently addressed the limited factual disputes and defendants’ rights to challenge credibility could be protected by cross-examination; the court refused leave to adduce the deceased declarant’s declaration because it was non-contemporaneous, contained hearsay, the defendants failed to satisfy multiple s49(2) factors and the prejudice from inability to cross-examine outweighed any probative value.