LI SOO TAN (李素丹) also known as LEE SOO TAN DOREEN v. LEE KWAI TAI (李桂娣) also known as LI KWAI TAI

FAMV No. 89 of 2018

[2019] HKCFA 31

IN THE COURT OF FINAL APPEAL OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS NO. 89 OF 2018 (CIVIL)

(ON APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL

FROM CACV NO. 346 OF 2018)

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DETERMINATION

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The Appeal Committee:

1.  We grant leave to appeal to the Applicant (who was the Intended Intervener below) on the "or otherwise" limb on the basis that it is reasonably arguable that there were no grounds for the Court of Appeal to set aside the exercise of discretion by the Deputy High Court Judge to permit the Intended Intervener to acknowledge service in HCAP 32/2012 out of time and to apply to set aside the Deputy High Court Judge's judgment in that action dated 8 June 2016 and to exercise that discretion afresh as it did.

2.  The appeal will be heard on 9 January 2020.