15 Dec 2015
THE JOINT & SEVERAL LIQUIDATORS OF CHINA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. THE BANK OF CHINA (HONG KONG) LTD AND OTHERS
- Citation
- THE JOINT & SEVERAL LIQUIDATORS OF CHINA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. THE BANK OF CHINA (HONG KONG) LTD AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCW435/2012
Most of the categories of documents sought did not satisfy the statutory test of 'relating to the company' under s221(3); the liquidators already had sufficient information from earlier bank productions to decide whether to pursue claims, and ordering the banks' staff to undergo oral examination on compliance and internal procedures would be oppressive and give the liquidators an undue litigation advantage; accordingly only limited document production (the narrow category that does relate to the company) and interrogatories were ordered, oral examinations were refused, and costs ordered nisi…