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Topic

Necessity of disclosure

Legal area

Court

11 May 2016

HENGSHI INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS LTD v.BAYSPRING INTERNATIONAL LTD AND ANOTHER

Citation

HENGSHI INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS LTD v.BAYSPRING INTERNATIONAL LTD AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP1916/2015

The application for leave to appeal was dismissed because the proposed grounds merely re‑ran arguments attacking the judge's exercise of discretion without showing an error of law or that the exercise was plainly wrong; the two emails were of minimal relevance, the production application was delayed and served after the injunction hearing, discovery would be piecemeal and unnecessary given arbitration, and there were no arguable points warranting appellate intervention.
17 Apr 1996

KRISTAN BOWERS PHILLIPS v. INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LTD AND OTHERS

Citation

KRISTAN BOWERS PHILLIPS v. INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LTD AND OTHERS
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCA4009/1990

The summons for specific discovery was dismissed because the plaintiff failed to establish that the documents sought were relevant to the Diazinon product at issue (manufactured by Nippon), failed to show that Ciba-Geigy had possession custody or power of the wide class of documents sought, and the request was overbroad in scope, parties and time and therefore not necessary or proportionate.