26 Aug 2022
BALJIT-SINGH v. OSCAR BIOENERGY JOINT VENTURE
- Citation
- [2022] HKDC 904
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCPI563/2021
The court refused consolidation because the respondent's (Oscar's) strategic delay in the EC Action frustrated the statutory objective of expeditious employees' compensation claims; given the s 26(1) proviso the PI Action can dispose of issues rendering the EC Action unnecessary, the PI Action was ordered to proceed immediately and the EC Action stayed until its determination, and the consolidation summonses were dismissed with a costs nisi against Oscar.