Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Issue of authority

Legal area

Court

21 Jul 2021

TUENBO CO LTD v. CHEUNG SUNG LAM AND OTHERS

Citation

[2021] HKCFI 2742
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA566/2019

The court refused to grant a stay of the time for filing and service of the defence in the 2019 action; instead the court gave specific directions for affidavits and adjourned both summonses for substantive argument to be listed together, while extending the time for filing and service of the defence in the 2019 action to 28 days from the date of the order (time to run during vacation). Costs were reserved.
21 Jul 2021

STEADFAST INTERNATIONAL LTD v. TUENBO CO LTD AND OTHERS

Citation

[2021] HKCFI 2742
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA2095/2016

The court refused to stay the time for filing and service of the defence because it was necessary to determine whether other substantive defences exist and whether those defences are so intertwined with the authority issue that a preliminary trial would not materially differ from a full trial; instead the court ordered limited affidavit exchange, adjourned both summonses for substantive hearing to be heard together, and extended time to file the defence to 28 days.