Read the full judgment text of HCA 001662/2001 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 20 November 2006.
1. This is a possession claim by the plaintiff in respect of land in the New Territories in which it alleges that the defendant is a trespasser. The defendant denies this and counterclaims for a possessory title based on adverse possession for more than 20 years. This, therefore, starts as a very familiar action for the court. Nevertheless, on the first day of the trial, Mr Suen, who appears for the defendant, has applied by summons to amend the plaintiff’s re-amended reply and defence to cou