21 Jul 2015
TRUE ONE DESIGN & DECORATION CO LTD v. HO PO YIN
- Citation
- TRUE ONE DESIGN & DECORATION CO LTD v. HO PO YIN
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ304/2015
The application for an order requiring English translation was dismissed because the plaintiff failed to demonstrate concrete prejudice from the defendant's use of Chinese, the case is relatively simple and factual, most District Court judges are bilingual so judge assignment concerns are reduced, and case management objectives favour convenience and cost-effectiveness over imposing substantial translation costs on the defendant; therefore no translation order was justified and costs were awarded against the plaintiff.