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Hong Kong Case Law

Use of language in pleadings

  • 21 Jul 2015

    TRUE ONE DESIGN & DECORATION CO LTD v. HO PO YIN

    Citation
    TRUE ONE DESIGN & DECORATION CO LTD v. HO PO YIN
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCCJ304/2015

    The application for an order requiring English translation was dismissed because the plaintiff failed to demonstrate concrete prejudice from the defendant's use of Chinese, the case is relatively simple and factual, most District Court judges are bilingual so judge assignment concerns are reduced, and case management objectives favour convenience and cost-effectiveness over imposing substantial translation costs on the defendant; therefore no translation order was justified and costs were awarded against the plaintiff.

  • 12 Nov 2008

    CHAN KONG v. CHAN LI CHAI MEDICAL FACTORY (HONG KONG) LTD AND OTHERS

    Citation
    CHAN KONG v. CHAN LI CHAI MEDICAL FACTORY (HONG KONG) LTD AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACV161/2006

    The application was dismissed because it was out of time and failed to meet the statutory conditions for leave to appeal: the orders of 12 June 2008 were not final under the B+B test, there was no issue of general or public importance, the appellant's proposed re-draft was substantively deficient and contravened Rule 4(1) on use of language, and the appellant's failure to comply with his undertaking resulted in dismissal under the clear terms of the earlier order; costs were to follow the event.