Read the full judgment text of CACV 200/2022 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment before Hon G Lam and Chow JJA.
Civil procedure – expert evidence – French law – Pre-Nuptial Agreement – consent order – setting aside – material non-disclosure – case management – costs – Court of Appeal – Whether expert evidence on French law relevant to setting aside consent order – Yes; expert evidence relevant to issues of materiality and consequential order – Whether Judge erred in pre-emptively determining materiality – Yes; Judge erred in law – Whether delay fatal – No; delay not fatal – Appeal allowed; costs of summons below in the cause; costs of appeal to H
Legal issues: Relevance of expert evidence on French law · Pre-emptive determination of materiality · Delay in application for expert evidence
Outcome: Appeal allowed; Judge's order set aside; Leave to adduce expert evidence granted.
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