18 Sept 1985
THE PRUDENTIAL ENTERPRISE LIMITED v. YU KWAI CHI AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- THE PRUDENTIAL ENTERPRISE LIMITED v. YU KWAI CHI AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA4158/1985
Although there was a serious issue to be tried, the balance of convenience favoured refusing the interim injunction because (a) the Building Authority and Director of Fire Services had to date chosen negotiation/letters rather than enforcement and retain full statutory powers, (b) granting the injunction risked extinguishing the defendant's established business and (c) the plaintiff had voluntarily let premises for an unapproved use, so the prudent course was to preserve the status quo pending the substantive hearing.