2 Jun 1999
HONG KONG TELEPHONE CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER v. CITY TELECOM (H.K.) LTD.
- Citation
- HONG KONG TELEPHONE CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER v. CITY TELECOM (H.K.) LTD.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA11409/1998
The court exercised its discretion to dismiss both interlocutory applications: the Defendant’s application for a split trial was refused because there was no clear demarcation between liability and quantum, substantial overlap of documents was likely, and the court can regulate discovery and enforce undertakings; the Plaintiffs’ strike‑out application was refused because the anti‑competitive counterclaim was not, in the circumstances, improperly joined or so inconvenient as to require separate action and there was potential factual and legal overlap warranting a single trial of all matters be…