Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Intervention and joinder

Legal area

Court

14 Jan 2016

張才奎所託管中國山水投資有限公司股份 AND ANOTHER v. 張才奎 AND ANOTHER

Citation

張才奎所託管中國山水投資有限公司股份 AND ANOTHER v. 張才奎 AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA2191/2014

D1's intervention summonses were dismissed because he failed to demonstrate a legal interest directly related to the subject matter of the striking out summonses under either limb of Order 15 rule 6(2)(b), service on D1 was not required under Order 32 r3 given the nature of the application, inherent jurisdiction did not justify intervention, and permitting intervention would overburden and complicate the interlocutory proceedings and risk privileged disclosure.
11 Jul 2007

LAU WING HONG AND OTHERS v. WONG WOR HUNG AND ANOTHER

Citation

LAU WING HONG AND OTHERS v. WONG WOR HUNG AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA1454/2003

Section 52A(1) of the High Court Ordinance encompasses jurisdiction to award costs of an amicus; on the facts the plaintiffs' late abandonment after extensive preparation and imminent hearing rendered the appointment of the amicus a wasted but necessary expense and justified a costs order. Exercising that discretion, the court ordered the plaintiffs to pay two thirds of the amicus' costs to be taxed unless agreed.