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Form e disclosure obligations

  • 19 Aug 2024

    MPY v. WYC

    Citation
    [2024] HKFC 158
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC3297/2022

    The Family Court, applying r.77 MCR together with O.24/O.26 principles and recognising its quasi‑inquisitorial role in ancillary relief, found the Wife made a prima facie case for discovery based on documentary evidence recovered and the nature of corporate control; the Husband must use his best endeavours to disclose relevant documents and produce company records where he exercises unfettered control, but overly broad requests for all written correspondence (Requests 2(a) and 3(a)) were disproportionate and disallowed. Orders for specific discovery were made accordingly with timelines for co…

  • 18 Nov 2015

    CWK v. YCHS AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    CWK v. YCHS AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC6082/2014

    Court held that prerequisites for specific discovery were met and that, on balancing relevance, necessity and prejudice, extensive historic disclosure was justified for audited financial statements of UB and SW, securities account statements and bank account statements from May 2011 onwards because the Husband was maintaining two families and the documents were necessary to determine possible diversion of assets and to dispose fairly of ancillary reliefs; requests for extended historic Amex and BOC card statements were refused except for missing and ongoing periods identified; costs awarded t…