Read the full judgment text of CACV 000145/2000 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 16 August 2000.
1. On 27 July 2000, when this matter first came before me fixed for 9:30 am, the defendant was absent. While waiting for her to appear, the court received a facsimile from her timed 9:35 am, which informed the court that she was ill and was applying for legal aid or appealing against refusal of legal aid. Mr Cheung, counsel for the plaintiff, urged me to deal with the matter there and then instead of adjourning the hearing on the basis that the defendant had been employing delaying tactics. Alth
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