7 Sept 2001
LAW WAI DUEN AND ANOTHER v. B.F. CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. AND OTHERS
- Citation
- LAW WAI DUEN AND ANOTHER v. B.F. CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV1836/2001
Directors have an automatic right to inspect company books to discharge their duties; absent direct evidence or clear inference of probable misuse and likely damage to the company, the court should not bar inspection. The lower judge erred in finding abuse on the facts; appeal allowed and costs awarded to plaintiffs.