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Hong Kong Case Law

Expert evidence admission

  • 20 Jun 2024

    CHUI v. CHENG

    Citation
    [2024] HKFC 128
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC9395/2019

    The court exercised its discretion to permit withdrawal of the concession and admitted the expunged expert report for the de novo trial because the application was made in good faith, the de novo trial is a fresh hearing so no real prejudice would result to the respondent if appropriate case management directions and proportional measures are imposed, and the expert evidence on valuation of the artworks is relevant, necessary and likely to be helpful to the just adjudication of the ancillary relief dispute.

  • 12 Dec 2014

    CCMJ v. SSM formerly known as SKL

    Citation
    CCMJ v. SSM formerly known as SKL
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMP67/2010

    The summons to file the three medical reports was dismissed because the reports were obtained and sought to be adduced without prior court permission in breach of PD15.12 and Order 38; they lacked required statements/declarations and their late unilateral production after the court-ordered joint experts' meeting would prejudice the respondent, undermine case management under the CJR and was unnecessary because the joint statement and the nominated experts (Dr Ip and Dr Li) are sufficient for the court to determine severity and need for treatment.

  • 18 Nov 2014

    READY SET GOAL LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) AND ANOTHER v. KAY-EL (HONG KONG) LTD

    Citation
    READY SET GOAL LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) AND ANOTHER v. KAY-EL (HONG KONG) LTD
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA223/2013

    Leave to adduce expert evidence granted in part: plaintiffs may call experts on whether the iGoals were defective and on reasonable pre-IOS quality control procedures (Schedule 1 paragraphs 1–5) because those technical issues are beyond lay fact witnesses and are relevant to whether the defendant breached its agency/contractual duties; paragraph 6 (merchantable quality) refused as merchantable quality is a question of condition of goods and does not require investigation into manufacturing quality control. The court set deadlines for exchange of expert reports and made a summary costs award o…