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Hong Kong Case Law

Disclosure order compliance

  • 30 Sept 2025

    ZHAN YIFENG v. PANG KA SHING

    Citation
    [2025] HKCFI 4554
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA1947/2023

    The Default Judgment was set aside because the court found a real prospect of success on the defendant’s defences (duress, sham/no genuine transaction and illegality in respect of part of the loan) but, having regard to the defendant’s failure to comply with disclosure orders and other procedural conduct, it was appropriate to impose a conditional payment into court to ensure proper future conduct; the court therefore allowed the appeal, varied the Master’s Order by setting aside the Default Judgment subject to specified payment and procedural conditions and ordered the defendant to file a de…

  • 8 May 2015

    GRASBERG CAPITAL ASIA LTD v. HUCHUN JOSEPH YUNG

    Citation
    GRASBERG CAPITAL ASIA LTD v. HUCHUN JOSEPH YUNG
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP727/2014

    The court found that the disclosure order encompassed assets beneficially held through associated companies and bank accounts in Hong Kong; the plaintiff adduced sufficient evidence (company records, bank statements and circumstantial inferences) to satisfy the evidential burden and, in the absence of credible responses from the defendant, the court drew irresistible inferences of beneficial ownership and deliberate non‑disclosure; contempt was therefore proven beyond reasonable doubt and breach of undertaking by the plaintiff is not a defence to non‑compliance with a court order.

  • 2 Aug 2013

    CWG v. MH AND OTHERS

    Citation
    CWG v. MH AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP643/2012

    R2 was not permitted to be heard on the stay application because she lacked a sufficient present legal interest affecting the stay and it would be premature to hear her; alternatively R2 is in contempt for failing to comply with the Discovery Order in respect of items 6,8,9 and 12 of Schedule 1 and, applying Hadkinson principles and the Mubarak questions, the court exercised its discretion to prevent R2 from being heard on the Stay Application until she has complied in full with paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Discovery Order. Costs were awarded to the wife against R2 in the sum of HK$200,000 (cost…