Hong Kong Regulations

HONG KONG COURT OF FINAL APPEAL RULES - RULE 8

Consolidion, etc.

(1) Where 2 or more notice of application arising out of the same cause or
matter have been filed, the Appeal Committee may, where it is of the opinion
that it would be convenient to do so, order either on the application of any
party or of its own motion-

   (a)  the applications to be consolidated, on such terms as the justice of
        the case may require;

   (b)  the applications to be heard at the same time, on such terms as the
        justice of the case may require;

   (c)  any applications to be heard immediately after any other; or

   (d)  any of the applications to be stayed until after the determination of
        any other of them.

(2) Where leave to appeal is granted in respect of 2 or more applications
which have been consolidated or ordered to be heard at the same time the
Appeal Committee may-

   (a)  grant leave to appeal by a single order;

   (b)  direct which party is to be regarded as the Appellant and which the
        Respondent in the appeal; and

   (c)  give such other directions for the conduct of the appeal as the
        circumstances of the case require.

(3) Without prejudice to subrule (2) the Appeal Committee may direct that in
certain circumstances or for certain purposes an Appellant is to be regarded
as the Respondent to the appeal or vice versa.