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  • 29 Dec 2017

    DENNIS KWOK HON MING v. POON SUI CHEONG ALBERT AND OTHERS

    Citation
    DENNIS KWOK HON MING v. POON SUI CHEONG ALBERT AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP1528/2013

    The Valuer was appointed as a party‑agreed single joint expert under Order 38 r4A (via party engagement, not a court appointment under Order 40); notwithstanding that, leave to adduce further expert evidence may be granted where justice and the Civil Justice Reform objectives so require; on the facts leave in principle was given to adduce the Cullen Report subject to conditions of reciprocal permission for the Petitioner to adduce an expert, that all experts be furnished identical factual materials, and that an experts' meeting and joint report occur before the court decides which experts, if…

  • 29 Dec 2017

    DENNIS KWOK HON MING v. POON SUI CHEONG ALBERT AND OTHERS

    Citation
    DENNIS KWOK HON MING v. POON SUI CHEONG ALBERT AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP1526/2013

    The Valuer was appointed as a single joint expert by consent under Order 38 rule 4A and not as a court-appointed expert; leave to adduce the Cullen Report is permitted in principle because Cullen articulates a substantial opposing valuation, but admission is subject to conditions: all experts must be provided with the same factual materials, the KTA annex must be removed from Cullen's report, the Petitioner may be permitted to adduce a JPA report with appropriate instructions and the same materials, an experts' meeting and joint report must be conducted after all permitted reports are served,…

  • 29 Dec 2017

    DENNIS KWOK HON MING v. POON SUI CHEONG ALBERT AND OTHERS

    Citation
    DENNIS KWOK HON MING v. POON SUI CHEONG ALBERT AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP1527/2013

    The Valuer was appointed by party consent under Order 38 rule 4A and not as a court‑appointed expert under Order 40; leave in principle is granted to admit the Cullen Report subject to conditions that (a) petitioner is given reciprocal opportunity to adduce a valuation report from an appropriately instructed expert, (b) all experts (Valuer, Cullen and petitioner’s expert) be provided identical factual materials relating to the Land, (c) the Cullen Report be amended to remove reliance on the KTA annex, and (d) an experts' meeting and joint report be conducted before the court decides whether t…