11 Nov 2020
SONG CONGYING v. CHENG WAI KIN t/a SHING SHUN FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CO
- Citation
- [2020] HKCFI 2751
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1625/2019
The application to amend was refused because the proposed fraud pleadings were equivocal, rolled-up and failed to plead actual knowledge or causation with the required utmost particularity; the application was late given the advanced stage with completed discovery and exchanged witness statements, causing likely prejudice and delay; the Plaintiff provided no supporting affirmation or satisfactory explanation for delay and did not pursue specific discovery; and the proposed collateral challenge to the prior HCSD judgment lacked proportionality and did not present fresh material evidence requir…