Read the full judgment text of HCCT 109/1999 on BabelCite. This 高等法院原訟法庭 judgment was delivered on 19 January 2001 before Hon Burrell J in Chambers.
Procedure — Construction and Arbitration — Court order correction — Experts' reports exchange timing — Slip rule application — The plaintiff and defendant disputed the timing for exchange of experts' reports following a hearing. The sealed order incorrectly stated '28 days from the date of order' whereas the oral order provided '28 days thereafter' following the exchange of witness statements dated 1 March 2001. Upon listening to the recording of the prior hearing, the court confirmed a clerical error in the order and corrected it under the slip rule. The plaintiff’s summons to amend the order was granted with costs. The defendant’s summons to compel expert report production was dismissed due to reliance on the erroneous sealed order. The court made no cost order against the defendant on this summons.
Legal issues: Correction of clerical error in court order · Order on defendant’s summons for expert report production
Outcome: Plaintiff's summons for correction of court order granted; defendant's summons to produce expert report dismissed
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