29 Dec 2023
CIRCUITRONIX, LLC v. KINGBOARD CHEMICAL HOLDINGS LTD AND OTHERS
- Citation
- [2023] HKCFI 3359
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1506/2014
The court exercised its discretion to permit many amendments that consolidated prior particulars and evidence because they raised no new causes of action and did not cause irremediable prejudice; amendments introducing new facts, new causes, or novel legal constructions that were late and would require verification of decade‑old facts or unavailable witnesses were refused. The guiding test was whether the proposed amendment was necessary for fair disposal and whether it was bound to fail or caused unremediable prejudice; where prejudice could not be compensated or the amendment raised new tim…