26 Sept 2024
香港平民屋宇有限公司 對 吳家強
- Citation
- [2024] HKDC 1588
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ5580/2023
The court ruled that (a) the defendant's second late legal aid application did not justify further suspension — DCCJ 5505/2023 is ordered to proceed and the 42-day statutory suspension does not extend indefinitely where the applicant offers no good reason for delay; (b) fresh evidence on appeal is limited to events after 22 August 2024 and other evidence is not admitted absent Ladd v Marshall grounds; (c) matters arising from a settlement conference (FDR) that are contested should be transferred to another judge to preserve confidentiality and impartial case management; (d) the remaining 11 u…