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  • 29 Jul 2025

    WING LOK CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING CO LTD v. TECHOY CONSTRUCTION CO LTD

    Citation
    [2025] HKCFI 3310
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCCT2/2023

    Leave to amend was refused because the proposed amendments were late, inadequately particularised, and in part bound to fail or be useless on the Plaintiff's own evidence; permitting them would cause real prejudice and disruption to the PTR and trial timetable. Only a single consequential amendment to paragraph 5A of the Reply and Defence to Counterclaim was allowed; all other amendment applications were dismissed and costs awarded to the Defendant with a Certificate for Counsel.

  • 19 Nov 1999

    AU KAM YU v. CHUNG SEN AUCTIONEERS LTD.

    Citation
    AU KAM YU v. CHUNG SEN AUCTIONEERS LTD.
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA1371/1998

    The application was dismissed because the Defendant failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for delays (transfer of documents, late claim of need for experts contrary to the signed Check List, and failure to serve a subpoena), and any further delay would prejudice the Plaintiff; therefore the court refused to exercise its discretion to remove the action from the Warned List and awarded costs to the Plaintiff.