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Hong Kong Case Law

Proportionality of discovery

  • 30 Nov 2016

    CYYC v. TVKT

    Citation
    CYYC v. TVKT
    Court
    Family Court
    Case number
    FCMC14649/2014

    Applying Order 24 r 7 and proportionality, the court ordered limited further disclosure where respondent had not answered (order to lodge forensic accountant report and answer specified questions) but dismissed numerous other disclosure requests as disproportionate or irrelevant to the FDR stage; respondent must answer Q24.2.1 and Q115 within 14 days and Q17.2 within 14 days of receiving the forensic report (in any event by 24 Dec 2016); costs split with respondent to pay half (certificate for senior counsel) and penal notice endorsed.

  • 28 Apr 2015

    READY SET GOAL LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) AND ANOTHER v. KAY-EL (HONG KONG) LTD

    Citation
    READY SET GOAL LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) AND ANOTHER v. KAY-EL (HONG KONG) LTD
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA223/2013

    Specific discovery was ordered in respect of categories where the documents were shown to be relevant and necessary to resolve live issues (categories 2,3 and 4) because the defendant's own ledgers and pleadings linked the requested documents to the plaintiffs' claims and the trust receipts/underlying loan documents were necessary to determine the defendant's capacity as agent or seller; category 5 was dismissed because defendant swore the documents were kept at PRC factories and plaintiffs failed to rebut that assertion on admissible grounds; category 6 was partly allowed.