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Civil procedure [2025] HKDC 1302

CHAN CHING MAN v. MOX BANK LTD

The District Court granted a Norwich Pharmacal order against Mox Bank Limited to disclose account-opening and address records for a bank account linked to fraud proceeds.

  • Norwich pharmacal
  • Third party disclosure
  • Scope of discovery
  • Leave to use disclosed documents
  • Indemnity costs
  • Norwich-pharmacal-order
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Equity [2023] HKCFI 1836

DINGWAY INVESTMENT LTD (In compulsory Liquidation) v. CHINA CITY CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT CO (HONG KONG) LTD AND OTHERS

The Court of First Instance granted Dingway’s disclosure application to trace US$70 million alleged trust proceeds, holding that delay did not make relief unjust.

  • Proprietary injunction
  • Disclosure order
  • Tracing of assets
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Mareva injunction distinction
  • Costs
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Intellectual property [2022] HKCFI 3108

WONG TO YICK WOOD LOCK OINTMENT LTD v. SINGAPORE MEDICINE CO. 星洲藥業 (a firm) AND OTHERS

The Court of First Instance upheld broad judgment terms after finding passing-off and trade mark infringement, including disclosure, delivery up and damages-related relief.

  • Injunctions
  • Delivery up
  • Account of profits
  • Damages enquiry
  • Scope of injunctive relief
  • Confidentiality and disclosure
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Family law [2021] HKCA 1372

S v. C

Leave to appeal was refused in a maintenance pending suit case, with the court holding the judge had applied the correct broad-brush approach and made no reviewable error.

  • Maintenance pending suit
  • Leave to appeal
  • Stay of execution
  • Legal costs contribution
  • Disclosure and non-disclosure
  • Ancillary relief
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Family law HMSE v. JJS

HMSE v. JJS

Discovery in a child maintenance dispute was partly ordered. The court required targeted disclosure of the mother's finances, property interests, and certain bank transactions, but refused some onerous requests.

  • Maintenance
  • Mother's allowance
  • Financial disclosure
  • Property ownership
  • Bank statements
  • Costs
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Family law CWG v. MH AND OTHERS

CWG v. MH AND OTHERS

The Court of Appeal barred the Mother from being heard on her appeal and related appeals for persistent non-compliance with a discovery order, and dismissed CACV83/2013.

  • Hadkinson order
  • Contempt of court
  • Disclosure orders
  • Part iia proceedings
  • Costs taxation (indemnity vs party-and-party)
  • Committal as sanction
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Civil procedure CASEY MCDONALD AND ANOTHER v. GOLDEN DYNASTY ENTERPRISES LTD AND OTHERS

CASEY MCDONALD AND ANOTHER v. GOLDEN DYNASTY ENTERPRISES LTD AND OTHERS

The court dismissed an injunction application seeking to restrain court-appointed receivers from disclosing company documents to Danone for asset tracing and preservation.

  • Norwich pharmacal relief
  • Disclosure to third parties
  • Receivers' powers and duties
  • Third party undertakings
  • Asset tracing and preservation
  • Receivership
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Civil procedure CARLOS MANUEL KWONG v. LO KAM WING AND OTHERS

CARLOS MANUEL KWONG v. LO KAM WING AND OTHERS

Court of Appeal upheld most of a discovery order about the plaintiff’s financial position in a securities dispute, but set aside one unnecessary paragraph.

  • Discovery necessity and scope
  • Order 24 rules
  • Margin trading v cash trading
  • Agency for receipt of funds
  • Costs on interlocutory applications
  • Discovery-disclosure
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Civil procedure CELLPLUS (HK) LTD v. TEAM PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC AND OTHERS

CELLPLUS (HK) LTD v. TEAM PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC AND OTHERS

The court set aside an interim payment order after finding the renewed application was an abuse of process, and it narrowed discovery requests to relevant material.

  • Interim payment under o 29
  • Summary judgment under o 14
  • Abuse of process
  • Unlawful interference/knowing procurement of breach
  • Specific discovery
  • Scope of relevance and proportionality
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Civil procedure Tsang Yiu Cheong and Another v. Chan Hin Wong t/a Three Star Tourist Bus Co. and Another

Tsang Yiu Cheong and Another v. Chan Hin Wong t/a Three Star Tourist Bus Co. and Another

The court dismissed an appeal against specific discovery of tax returns, holding the returns relevant to the wage claim and overlooking drafting defects in the supporting affidavit.

  • Specific discovery
  • Relevance of documents
  • Affidavit form under order 41
  • Credibility
  • Costs
  • Transfer to district court
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