14 Jan 2000
BEHRENS NG MO CHEE CINDY AND OTHERS v. CREDIT WORLD LTD.
- Citation
- BEHRENS NG MO CHEE CINDY AND OTHERS v. CREDIT WORLD LTD.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA4404/1999
The court held that the plaintiffs satisfied the joinder test under Order 15 rule 4 because there existed a common question of law and fact—principally whether the model, brochure, price, physical features (dividing walls, taps, design) and conduct of the vendor implied a representation of exclusive use—and the ten transactions arose from the same series of transactions warranting largely identical investigation; minor differences in alleged oral representations did not justify severance and prejudice to the defendant was speculative; accordingly the defendant's application to strike out/seve…