1 Jun 1992
JOHN BAPTIST WU v. TSOI KAY AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- JOHN BAPTIST WU v. TSOI KAY AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA4983/1987
The appeal is allowed and the Master's order permitting cross-examination and the subpoena is set aside because the plaintiff lacked sufficient evidence to justify a trial-within-a-trial; affidavits of documents are normally accepted at face value and cross-examination of deponents is a rare, exceptional remedy not warranted by mere suspicion; Order 24 remedies (including committal) remain available and interlocutory diversion should be avoided.