24 Oct 2024
POON SHING HIN v. LI WAI CHUN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LTD
- Citation
- [2024] HKCFI 2564
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCLA22/2023
The appeal is allowed because the Deputy Presiding Officer failed to discharge the statutory inquisitorial duty to investigate material discrepancies and to test the evidence of the only other party to the alleged oral agreement (Madam Chang), improperly limited relevant cross‑examination about potential collusion and declined to receive fresh evidence on review; those failures rendered the Award unsafe and justice required setting it aside and remitting for retrial before another presiding officer.