Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Failure to disclose

Legal area

Court

7 Sept 2018

CHAN KUK LAN v. KWAN TAI ENGINEERING CO., LTD AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2018] HKDC 1112
Court

District Court
Case number

DCEC2826/2017

Because the applicants and their solicitors failed to take reasonable and timely steps to obtain and produce the treating doctor's medical records despite court directions and repeated requests, causing measurable delay, the applicants were ordered to pay the respondents' costs of the specific discovery on an indemnity basis, with those costs to be summarily assessed.
8 Apr 2016

CHINA METAL RECYCLING (HOLDINGS) LTD AND OTHERS v. CHUN CHI WAI AND OTHERS

Citation

CHINA METAL RECYCLING (HOLDINGS) LTD AND OTHERS v. CHUN CHI WAI AND OTHERS
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA1412/2013

The court refused to re-open the Striking Out Decision because the applicants did not establish exceptional circumstances: there was no unfairness or breach of natural justice requiring re-opening, alleged factual confusion did not negate findings that documents and explanations were missing, and disagreement with a judge of coordinate jurisdiction is not a basis to re-open; relief from sanction was refused because defendants had long delay, a history of non-compliance and the court would not exercise its discretion to grant relief given the circumstances; both applications were dismissed wit…
18 Feb 1993

R. v. WONG SIU TAT

Citation

R. v. WONG SIU TAT
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC531/1991

Although the prosecution's disclosure of the existence of additional tapes and the notebook was late and should have been made earlier, the material directly relevant to the applicant had been provided before trial, the defence was informed of the existence of other material and had the opportunity to seek an adjournment to inspect it but chose not to do so; the undisclosed material would at best have been used to attack the credibility of the witness So and would not have rendered the convictions unsafe; therefore the late disclosure did not amount to a material irregularity or miscarriage o…

Hong Kong Case Law

CHAN KUK LAN v. KWAN TAI ENGINEERING CO., LTD AND ANOTHER

CHINA METAL RECYCLING (HOLDINGS) LTD AND OTHERS v. CHUN CHI WAI AND OTHERS

R. v. WONG SIU TAT