9 Nov 2001
ABB TRAFO-BB GmbH & OTHERS v. COMBI OCEAN LINE & ANOTHER
- Citation
- ABB TRAFO-BB GmbH & OTHERS v. COMBI OCEAN LINE & ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCL43/1997
The delay of 22 months was inordinate and inexcusable, but on the facts the delay did not cause real prejudice nor make a fair trial impossible because the key witness was already untraceable before the delay and Defendants took no steps to locate him; therefore the strike out application failed.