31 Jan 2008
WONG YU CHO ROLLY t/a THE HONG KONG MUSEUM OF STONE SCULPTURE & ASIAN ART v. LAM KWOK MAN
- Citation
- WONG YU CHO ROLLY t/a THE HONG KONG MUSEUM OF STONE SCULPTURE & ASIAN ART v. LAM KWOK MAN
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ5422/2006
The court refused to strike out or stay the District Court Statement of Claim: the assault/battery claim is a distinct cause of action from the High Court negligence claim and not an abuse of process; the negligence claim against the defendant is not shown to be an abuse given different defendants and no prior adjudication; amendment to the summons was allowed; proactive case management including transfer to the Court of First Instance was ordered; defendant to file defence within 14 days; costs orders as specified.