11 May 2021
REDLAND PRECAST CONCRETE PRODUCTS (CHINA) LTD v. AES STEEL MOULD (HONG KONG) LTD
- Citation
- [2021] HKCFI 1342
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCT20/2018
Leave to appoint and rely on the proposed expert was refused because the plaintiff unjustifiably delayed the application until five months before trial causing prejudice to the defendant, the appointment risked expert shopping and bias given the proposed expert's connections with the plaintiff and mediation involvement, and alternatives (clarification, cross-examination) adequality addressed the complaints about the SJE; therefore it was not just or proportionate to allow the further report.