11 Aug 2009
KAI ZHANG V XIABEN LIU, PRACTISING AS BEN LIU & CO HC AK CIV 2009-404-001069
- Citation
- openlaw-46b21529_700c_47a9_973c_1c360675a7e1.pdf
- Court
- High Court
Joinder was granted because McBreens acted for the covenanting parties, drafted and registered the covenant, and their involvement is central to any claim of negligence or indemnity; the preliminary question on the covenant's interpretation was ordered because its resolution could dispose of the plaintiff's claim and shorten litigation, and the applications were made at an early stage making joinder and a separate question appropriate and proportionate.