PACIFIC ELECTRIC WIRE & CABLE COMPANY LIMITED (Plaintiff/Respondent in FAMV 71/2007, FAMV 72/2007, FAMV 73/2007) v HU HUNG CHIU (胡洪九) (8th Defendant/Applicant in FAMV 71/2007, 4th Defendant/Applicant in FAMV 72/2007, 4th Defendant/1st Applicant in FAMV 73/2007)

Read the full judgment text of FAMV 000071/2007 on BabelCite. This FAMV judgment was delivered on 13 March 2008 before Mr Justice Bokhary PJ, Mr Justice Chan PJ, Mr Justice Ribeiro PJ.

Civil procedure – application for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal from interlocutory order – leave to serve proceedings in Taiwan – ex parte order set aside for material non-disclosure – Court of Appeal granted leave afresh – applicants sought to challenge discretionary and fact-specific findings – whether questions of great general or public importance arose – test for interlocutory appeals to the Court of Final Appeal – CSAV Group test applied – application refused – costs awarded against applicants.

Legal issues: Leave to appeal from interlocutory order on service out of jurisdiction

Outcome: Application for leave to appeal refused with costs.

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