Read the full judgment text of HCA 008832/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 27 May 1999.
1. I don't need to hear from Mr HO, who is acting in person. This is an appeal against a decision of Master POON, setting aside the default judgment granted in favour of the plaintiff. The only issue involved in this matter is whether the writ had been regularly served. On the plaintiff's case, service was effected by post, by registered post, on 2 June of 1998. It subsequently transpired that the writ was returned unclaimed, although there seems to be no dispute that the writ was actually sent