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Summary judgment/default judgments
  • 22 Aug 2024

    香港平民屋宇有限公司 對 關翠華

    Citation
    [2024] HKDC 1390
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCCJ5514/2023

    The application by the plaintiff to resume and press on with the District Court proceedings was refused because the defendants raised substantial and arguable public law issues and the multiplicity and similarity of claims meant unilateral continuation would undermine the objectives of Cap.336H Order 1A (case management, proportionality and fairness). The proper course is to retain the stay and pursue coordinated case management including consideration of judicial review, representative/test cases or consolidation, rather than allow the plaintiff to pursue piecemeal summary or default procedu…