Read the full judgment text of CAMP 150/2018 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 14 January 2019 before Hon Lam VP and Kwan JA.
Civil procedure – case management – leave to appeal – abuse of process – pre-emptive assurance – threshold for disturbing case management decision – Aldi Stores Ltd v WSP Group plc – Johnson v Gorewood – application for leave to appeal against judge's decision refusing to adopt course giving procedural assurance – judge reserved matter for merits determination at Locus Summons hearing – Court of Appeal held judge did not err in principle – application totally without merit – dismissed – costs fixed at $128,763 – no oral hearing reconsideration.
Legal issues: Leave to appeal against case management decision
Outcome: Application for leave to appeal dismissed; summons of 22 October 2018 dismissed.
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