Kuay-Hoa and Hoa and Ors

The applicant, Kuay-Hoa, sought to vary an earlier order of the court concerning the filing of written submissions. The respondent, Hoa, was also a party to the proceedings. The dispute centred on the timeline for the submission of final written arguments.

The primary legal issue before Bennett J was whether to vary the existing court order regarding the deadline for the applicant to file and serve written submissions by way of final address. The court also considered the procedure to be followed in the event that a query arose from the final submissions.

Bennett J varied the order of 5 March 2010 to allow the applicant until 4.00 pm on 29 June 2010 to file and serve written submissions. The court further ordered that if any party raised a query arising from the final submissions, the matter would be listed before the judge in July 2010 for clarification. Otherwise, the decision would be reserved.