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Trial bifurcation
  • 1 Apr 2003

    DEACONS (a firm) v. WHITE & CASE LTD LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP AND OTHERS

    Citation
    DEACONS (a firm) v. WHITE & CASE LTD LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA2433/2002

    The court held that defendants' asserted knowledge of the pleaded case does not automatically bar an order for further particulars; where allegations of inducement, procuring, contacting clients or other misconduct are made they must be pleaded with particularity and the plaintiff must provide specified particulars. Requests for particulars of loss and damage were refused as premature given the split trial. The defendants' application for particulars was allowed in part and refused in part, and the plaintiff was given leave to supplement particulars within 14 days after completion of discover…