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Translation obligations

  • 6 Jun 2017

    WONG FONG YUK v. 黃興醒

    Citation
    WONG FONG YUK v. 黃興醒
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCPI1694/2013

    The plaintiff's solicitors repeatedly and unacceptably failed to comply with court-ordered milestone dates; their failures amounted to negligence and not "exceptional circumstances" under Order 25 rule 3 RDC. The adjournment application was refused insofar as it sought informal variation, but the court granted one final opportunity subject to strict conditions: the plaintiff must apply to restore the assessment hearing within 7 days and re-lodge and re-serve the opening submission in Chinese within 14 days, with proposed personal indemnity costs against the solicitors unless representations a…

  • 17 Sept 1999

    YEW DIK MAN v. TSANG WING HONG AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    YEW DIK MAN v. TSANG WING HONG AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA2757/1999

    The defendant is not required to translate bilingual documents; however, the defendant must provide translations of non‑bilingual documents used in the previous action to ensure fairness to the now unrepresented plaintiff, and for transcripts of evidence taken in Chinese the defendant should provide copies of the original audio recordings rather than translated English transcripts; translations ordered to be delivered by 5:00 p.m. on 24 September 1999.