10 Oct 2017
LAU WING YAN v. THE OWNERS AND/OR DEMISE CHARTERERS OF THE SHIP OR VESEEL “BBG GLORY”
- Citation
- LAU WING YAN v. THE OWNERS AND/OR DEMISE CHARTERERS OF THE SHIP OR VESEEL “BBG GLORY”
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAJ80/2017
The personal actions (HCAJ 77 and HCAJ 78) seeking declarations of ownership of the vessels are plainly unsustainable and were properly struck out; the defendants are entitled to costs of the strike out summonses; the derivative actions (HCAJ 79 and HCAJ 80) contain curable deficiencies and should not be dismissed outright but the defendants are entitled to costs of their strike out applications up to and including the hearing; the plaintiff's application for leave to file further evidence is refused and costs of that application are awarded to the defendants; given the sale of the vessels th…