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Directors' duties to facilitate access
  • 3 Oct 2005

    YAU KWAI LUNG AND ANOTHER v. YU SO LAN RAINBOW AND OTHERS

    Citation
    YAU KWAI LUNG AND ANOTHER v. YU SO LAN RAINBOW AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP2713/2004

    The court found the 1st to 3rd defendants had ignored and stalled repeated lawful requests by co-director plaintiffs to inspect company documents, thereby breaching their duty to facilitate access under section 121 and Re Boldwin; accordingly plaintiffs were entitled to costs as the successful party. An indemnity costs order was not justified for the whole action because defendants consented to the order, but indemnity costs were warranted for the defendants' unreasonable and unmeritorious resistance to the costs application, so costs after 20 December 2004 are to be taxed on an indemnity bas…