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  • 23 Nov 2004

    CHAN WOON FUI v. CHAN WING SUEN AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    CHAN WOON FUI v. CHAN WING SUEN AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA858/2004

    Leave granted to defendants to withdraw the first summons and to re-amend the Defence and Counterclaim as per the agreed draft; plaintiff consented to the re-amendments so the amendments contained an arguable defence and did not warrant striking out; plaintiff given 28 days to file Reply and Defence to Counterclaim; striking out summons left without order but paragraphs sought shall not be restored for hearing without leave; no order as to costs for all three summonses; costs of hearing awarded effectively balanced out by no overall costs order.