Read the full judgment text of HCAJ 000466/1994 on BabelCite. This HCAJ judgment.
1. On the 26th December 1991, Cheung Kwai Shing a stevedore was working on board the Defendant's ship Fen He ("the Vessel") when he was injured in an accident, as result of which he died on 27th December 1991. Legal Aid was granted to the Plaintiffs to pursue this Action on 4th June 1992 and this was some 6 months after the accident. However, Legal Aid Department did not issue the Writ in Rem in this Admiralty Action for the Plaintiffs until the 24th December 1994, almost 3 years after the accid