28 Nov 2024
DRACCO NETHERLANDS B.V v. SIMBA TOYS GMBH & CO. KG
- Citation
- [2024] HKCFI 3061
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA304/2014
The application for a split trial and for leave to adduce further late evidence was refused because the applicant failed to show exceptional or special grounds to depart from the normal rule of trying all issues together; the proposed preliminary issues would not dispose of the action or materially reduce trial time or costs; any audit or account would rely on the same documents already disclosed and an auditor's conclusions would not be binding and thus would not achieve the claimed economy; there was insufficient evidence of document destruction to warrant the relief sought; and the late ev…