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The court dismissed a liquidator’s claim for an alleged US$1 million loan, holding the documents were equivocal and did not prove any concluded loan agreement.
The Court of First Instance refused D2 leave to appeal, holding the proposed grounds were defective, repetitive and lacked merit.
The District Court found a defective pre-action letter of claim and ordered a three-month stay, discovery, and adverse costs after the plaintiff failed to comply with PD 18.1.
Court of First Instance ruled on discovery breaches, relief from sanctions, and evidence admissibility in a fraud action, granting limited relief and conditional restoration of the defence.
The court refused most of a wife’s late application to adduce newly found documents and charts in ancillary relief proceedings, admitting only one letter.
Post-judgment costs ruling in a personal injuries action on sanctions, indemnity costs, interest, interim payment set-off, and payment out.
Interlocutory defamation appeal on discovery and interrogatories. The court allowed limited disclosure on vessel charters, ownership and management issues, but refused broader requests as vague or disproportionate.
The court refused an unless order for discovery defaults, but ordered specific discovery and a verifying affidavit. The Master's costs order stood, with appeal costs to the defendants on an indemnity basis.
The Court of First Instance held that police unlawfully seized and detained 17 containers of plastic goods, awarding damages, interest and indemnity costs to the plaintiff.
The court refused a late application to adduce expert valuation evidence, finding no satisfactory explanation for delay and real prejudice to the fixed trial timetable.
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