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Judicial review leave and remedies
  • 22 Aug 2024

    香港平民屋宇有限公司 對 周德榮

    Citation
    [2024] HKDC 1394
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCCJ5613/2023

    At the current pre-trial stage the court refused the plaintiff's bid to restore and pursue all stayed proceedings because the existence and viability of substantial public-law issues, the vulnerability of many defendants and the objectives of Order 1A (fair resolution according to substantive rights, proportionality and efficient use of court resources) required a comprehensive case-management approach, possible stay or consolidation and further inquiry (including consideration of legal aid and judicial review prospects); plaintiff's piecemeal continuation would be contrary to those objective…