Read the full judgment text of HCCT53/1999 and HCCT55/1999 on BabelCite. This 高等法院原訟法庭 judgment was delivered on 20 June 2002 before Hon Ma J.
Procedure — Consolidation of actions — Application dismissed — Plaintiff sought to consolidate two construction and arbitration proceedings (HCCT53/1999 and HCCT55/1999) involving the same parties but different works and sites. Trial dates for HCCT53/1999 had been fixed and the defendant opposed vacating them. Court refused the consolidation application due to the late stage of proceedings, significant factual differences, and parties' conduct treating cases as separate. Plaintiff failed to explain delay in making application. The application for consolidation was dismissed with no order to vacate existing trial dates.
Legal issues: Application for consolidation under Order 4, rule 9
Outcome: Application for consolidation dismissed