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Procedural consolidation

  • 22 Aug 2024

    香港平民屋宇有限公司 對 梁亞端

    Citation
    [2024] HKDC 1389
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCCJ5511/2023

    The court exercised its case-management discretion to refuse the plaintiff’s application to restore the stayed proceedings because defendants raised substantial and arguable public-law grounds that could be determinative; Order 1A’s objectives require holistic consideration of substantive rights and procedural economy, favouring temporary stay/managed proceedings (including consideration of judicial review and coordinated case-management such as test cases or consolidation) rather than allowing the plaintiff to pursue disparate interlocutory applications that would risk duplication, delay and…

  • 22 Aug 2024

    香港平民屋宇有限公司 對 關偉建

    Citation
    [2024] HKDC 1387
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCCJ5509/2023

    The application by the plaintiff to restore and continue the stayed proceedings was refused because the district court must take a holistic approach to protect the substantive rights of all parties under Order 1A rule 2(2); the disputes raise widespread, arguable and overlapping private‑law and public‑law issues that risk duplication and unfairness if litigated piecemeal in the District Court; the plaintiff's proposals were premature and founded on mutable pleadings; therefore a stay/managed disposition (including possible consolidation, selection of test cases or allowing judicial review) be…

  • 22 Aug 2024

    香港平民屋宇有限公司 對 周德榮

    Citation
    [2024] HKDC 1394
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCCJ5613/2023

    At the current pre-trial stage the court refused the plaintiff's bid to restore and pursue all stayed proceedings because the existence and viability of substantial public-law issues, the vulnerability of many defendants and the objectives of Order 1A (fair resolution according to substantive rights, proportionality and efficient use of court resources) required a comprehensive case-management approach, possible stay or consolidation and further inquiry (including consideration of legal aid and judicial review prospects); plaintiff's piecemeal continuation would be contrary to those objective…

  • 22 Aug 2024

    香港平民屋宇有限公司 對 馬媚媚

    Citation
    [2024] HKDC 1392
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCCJ5546/2023

    The application to restore the stayed proceedings was refused because restoring piecemeal private-law processes at this preliminary stage would undermine the objectives of the case-management rules (efficiency, proportionality and fair resolution of disputes), risk duplication with potential judicial review proceedings, and prejudice defendants who raise arguable public law defences and lack resources; the court must consider the matters holistically and preserve the option of stay, consolidation, or transfer where appropriate.

  • 20 Dec 2017

    SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. HO KIT WANG

    Citation
    SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. HO KIT WANG
    Court
    Court of Final Appeal
    Case number
    FAMC48/2017

    The summonses were dismissed because, although the Court has discretionary power to hear related appeals together, the distinct factual matrices, the fact leave to appeal in these matters had not been granted, the readiness of the Wong Chi Fung appeals for the fixed hearing date and the absence of demonstrated prejudice to applicants weighed decisively against ordering consolidation or early fixation; it would be unjustified and impractical to vacate a ready hearing.