4 Mar 2020
LAI NG NUI AND OTHERS v. FUNG TIN YAU
- Citation
- [2020] HKCFI 379
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA2225/2016
The court exercised its discretion to order the filing of a consolidated set of pleadings because the 11 consolidated actions share common factual background and legal issues, pleadings were not closed in all actions making it the opportune time to consolidate, and consolidated pleadings would define and crystallize issues, remove duplication and likely save time, costs and judicial resources; the court also ordered payment out of sums paid into court in respect of the consent summons and directed that the Petitioner bear the costs of both the Direction Summons (to be taxed) and the Costs Sum…