Read the full judgment text of HCCT000003B/1996 on BabelCite. This 高等法院原訟法庭 judgment was delivered on 21 April 1999 before The Hon Mr Justice Findlay.
Procedure — Leave to amend pleadings — Repudiation of contract — Whether amendment raises new case — Whether application in good faith — Whether court should order further documents — Discovery disputes — Court emphasizing cooperation between parties to resolve discovery issues. Tridant Engineering Company Limited sought leave to amend its pleadings to include an alternative ground of repudiation by Mansion Holdings Limited based on refusal to order or deliver materials. The court held the amendment was not a new case but a more specific pleading, granted leave to amend, and allowed Mansion to respond. Mansion sought an order for further documents which was refused due to poor discovery management from both sides, with the judge advising cooperation instead and ordering costs in the cause.
Legal issues: Leave to amend pleadings · Order for further supplemental list of documents
Outcome: Leave to amend pleadings granted to Tridant; application by Mansion for further document list refused; costs of the summons ordered to be in the cause.