16 Dec 2024
香港平民屋宇有限公司 對 周德榮
- Citation
- [2024] HKDC 2110
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ5613/2023
The court refused the defendants' application for a case‑management stay and refused the plaintiff's application for a fast‑track trial at this stage. The judge held that the balance of convenience and fairness favoured continuation because the judicial review raised distinct public‑law issues that would not necessarily dispose of private‑law defences, defendants must present all defences to avoid later delay under res judicata, and the pending JR did not establish a compelling reason to stay. The court directed proceedings to continue and signalled a second case management hearing after the…