18 Dec 2025
A AND ANOTHER v. C AND OTHERS
- Citation
- [2025] HKCA 1148
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV1200/2025
The court granted leave to appeal because the judge’s failure to give reasons for an interlocutory ex parte decision was material and prejudicial; exercising the discretion de novo the Court of Appeal concluded the plaintiffs had demonstrated a good arguable case of deceit, breach of fiduciary duty and unlawful means conspiracy and a real risk of dissipation to justify an ex parte worldwide Mareva injunction against the six defendants, but the materials did not suffice to justify proprietary injunctions or a travel prohibition; an order for delivery up, inspection, imaging and copying of spec…