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Hong Kong Case Law

Late disclosure of witness evidence
  • 10 Aug 2018

    DIAGCOR BIOSCIENCE INCORPORATION LTD AND ANOTHER v. ZENDEX BIO STRATEGY INCORPORATED AND OTHERS

    Citation
    [2018] HKCFI 1929
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA2733/2015

    Leave to file the 2nd supplemental witness statement was refused because the proposed statement sought to introduce a new auditing dimension at a very late stage without prior pleading, interrogatories or discovery of relevant documents; the delay was attributable to the defence and would cause serious prejudice and likely disrupt the trial timetable.

    • Late disclosure of witness evidence
    • Supplemental witness statement
    • Prejudice from late evidence
    • Discovery
    • Trial scheduling