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Topic

Staleness

Legal area

Court

13 Jan 2017

ZHI CHARLES v. THE STOCK EXCHANGE OF HONG KONG LTD AND OTHERS

Citation

ZHI CHARLES v. THE STOCK EXCHANGE OF HONG KONG LTD AND OTHERS
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA1618/2016

The application was dismissed because the plaintiff's conduct amounted to an abuse of process, the subject matter was stale, there was no demonstrated irreparable harm not compensable by damages, and the cause of action was unclear; costs to be heard.
10 Nov 1999

SHUM YIP-UTC (HONG KONG) CO. LTD. v. MASTER CO. (a firm)

Citation

SHUM YIP-UTC (HONG KONG) CO. LTD. v. MASTER CO. (a firm)
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV26/1999

The court refused to extend time because, in the exercise of its discretion, the staleness of the case and the existence of concurrent findings of fact made it inappropriate to send the matter to the Court of Final Appeal despite the defendant's misunderstanding and potential entitlement to appeal if time were extended.