21 Oct 2014
杭州天道實業有限公司 v. CHAU OI FUNG
- Citation
- 杭州天道實業有限公司 v. CHAU OI FUNG
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA488/2014
The defendant, having been validly served in Hong Kong, filed an unqualified defence one day after issuing a summons under O.12 r.8 and also applied for security for costs; those steps constituted submission to Hong Kong jurisdiction, the defendant did not demonstrate any exceptional change of circumstances to justify a forum non conveniens stay, and no irregularity was shown to set aside the writ; therefore the defendant's O.12 r.8 summons is dismissed and costs awarded to the plaintiff.