18 Aug 2025
SHUM YEUNG v. CHAN CHOI HAR IVY AND OTHERS
- Citation
- [2025] HKCFI 1877
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA774/2017
The judge exercised discretion to refuse a last‑minute adjournment where solicitors had withdrawn the day before trial and the parties agreed to proceed; the trial therefore continued with defendants unrepresented and on the agreed basis that no Browne v Dunn objection would be taken subsequently, thereby permitting the trial to determine the substantive disputes including allegations of forgery and entitlement to the deposit.