Huang v Attapallil (No.2)

Huang and another v Attapallil and another concerned a challenge to the decision of a government minister to approve the sale of a property. The plaintiff sought to bring the proceedings on the basis of a special interest in the matter, arguing that the sale of the property would adversely affect his ability to purchase the property at a later date. The court was required to determine whether the plaintiff had standing to bring the proceedings and whether the application should be dismissed as vexatious and an abuse of process. The court found that the plaintiff did not have standing to bring the proceedings as he did not have a special interest in the matter. The court found that the plaintiff's interest was purely economic and did not confer a special interest in the proceedings. The court further found that the proceedings were vexatious and an abuse of process, and that the plaintiff had no reasonable prospect of success. The court dismissed the application as an abuse of process and ordered the plaintiff to pay costs. The court also refused the plaintiff's application to amend the Summons on the first day of hearing, finding that there was no issue of principle involved.