28 Jul 2000
Law Siu Hong Albert and Others v. Cheung Kin Ping and Another
- Citation
- Law Siu Hong Albert and Others v. Cheung Kin Ping and Another
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV114/1997
The court exercised its discretion to permit the 1st respondent to fix a hearing date despite substantial delay because portions of the delay were excused (obtaining transcripts, solicitors ceasing practice, unsuccessful attempts to obtain legal aid, settlement negotiations and alleged harassment by debt collectors), the petitioners failed to show concrete prejudice and had not sought to strike out the appeal, and there were arguable merits in points raised against the trial judge's buy‑out order (interest and enforcement ambiguity).