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  • 10 Mar 1992

    HANG CHEONG MOULD FTY. (A FIRM) v. RODOPI LTD. AND OTHERS

    Citation
    HANG CHEONG MOULD FTY. (A FIRM) v. RODOPI LTD. AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA912/1992

    The ex parte injunction was discharged because material facts were not disclosed (split occupation of premises, Rodopi markings on many moulds, Anton Piller order and limited liens), undermining the fairness of the ex parte application; on the inter partes application the court declined equitable relief because damages were an adequate remedy for the plaintiff, the balance of convenience favoured the 1st defendant whose business depended on the moulds, the plaintiff's equitable claim was undermined by lack of clear possession/clear liens and by concerns about the plaintiff's and Earnway's con…