Sep 2023 Volume: Volumes 1, 2, 3, Court Forms and Tables and Index OPTIONS TO BUY Print SGD2,556.00 9789888591213 Proview eBook SGD2,556.00 9789888591459 (All prices are inclusive of GST where applicable)

Highlights include:

• Updates on numerous new cases, such as: 
• whether or not to transfer the property of mentally incapacitated persons out of jurisdiction under the Mental Health Ordinance (Re CA (Mental Health) [2022] 2 HKLRD 915) 
• the test for whether, on discovery, part of a document can be withheld on grounds of irrelevance (Kwok Wai Fung v China Gas Holdings Ltd [2023] HKCFI 83, [2023] HKEC 69)
• it is not necessary for the court to approve the use of technology which a party’s lawyers believe will facilitate discovery, i.e. Technology Assisted Review.(China Metal Recycling (Holdings) Ltd v Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu [2022] HKCFI 2344) 
• interrogatories may be considered necessary if it can be shown that a clear litigious purpose is served, or there would be irreparable prejudice to a party if the requested information is not produced before trial (Wong Ying Grace v Dr Ho Wing Chiu Clement and Dr Humphrey Choi [2022] HKCFI 3109)

• Part B has been reworked to include completely brand-new commentary on the Court of Final Appeal Ordinance and Rules. 
• Extensively updated annotations to the Small Claims Tribunal Ordinance in Part T 

• Updated annotations to the Mediation Ordinance and various Practice Directions 
• Case references have been cleaned up to facilitate a smoother reading experience