17 Oct 2025
POOSAALA RAM PRASAD v. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LTD
- Citation
- [2025] HKCFI 4818
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA279/2021
The Master's order permitting the Defendant to adduce expert evidence on Indian law was correct because the Property is in India and lex situs governs the validity of the conveyance; whether the Purchase was legally binding under Indian law is relevant to causation of loss. The presumption of similarity does not displace the need for expert evidence where the foreign law is put in issue. There was no evidential basis to exclude the Defendant's expert for lack of independence. The costs order in respect of the adjournment was not unreasonable or legally erroneous and should stand.