30 Jul 1992
WENDEN ENGINEERING SERVICE CO. LTD. v. WING HONG CONTRACFTORS LTD.
- Citation
- WENDEN ENGINEERING SERVICE CO. LTD. v. WING HONG CONTRACFTORS LTD.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP1644/1992
The court found the abortive works claim was out of time by a substantial period (approximately nine months) with a high degree of fault by the plaintiff and real prejudice to the defendant from lost documents; refusal to extend under s.29 was justified. The insurance claim involved a short total delay (approximately three months), low degree of fault and minimal prejudice; the court exercised its discretion under s.29 to grant relief and appointed an arbitrator for that claim.