3 May 1999
SHUN KAI FINANCE CO. LTD. AND OTHERS v. JAPAN LEASING (HONG KONG) LTD.
- Citation
- SHUN KAI FINANCE CO. LTD. AND OTHERS v. JAPAN LEASING (HONG KONG) LTD.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA13826/1998
The Court affirmed the Master's refusal to order trial of the preliminary issues because the defendant's proposal would in practice require a full trial of contested facts (including the plaintiffs' pending amendment alleging an oral agreement), Order 33 was not intended to accommodate the defendant's attempt to shortcut normal procedure, and there was no justification to depart from the normal course; accordingly the appeal was dismissed.