4 Jun 2020
GREAT STRATEGY PROPERTIES LTD AND ANOTHER v. WONG WEI GEORGE AND OTHERS
- Citation
- [2020] HKCFI 1060
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA962/2015
The application for leave to appeal was dismissed because the judge did not err in principle or in the exercise of discretion under O33 rr3 and 4(2); Kensland Realty’s remark that s31 issues can be tried as preliminary issues is contextual and does not mandate a preliminary trial in every case; here factual disputes about the former liquidators’ acts and causation must be resolved and a preliminary trial would not necessarily save time or costs, so the refusal of a preliminary trial was a proper case management decision and the proposed appeal lacks reasonable prospects of success.