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Topic

Redaction of pleadings

Legal area

Court

22 Feb 2019

TACHING PETROLEUM COMPANY LTD v. MEYER ALUMINIUM LTD

Citation

[2019] HKCT 1
Court

Competition Tribunal
Case number

CTA1/2018

The Tribunal held that Shell was entitled to redact its PoR as against its competitor Taching but not as against Meyer; Shell must disclose the unredacted PoR to Meyer; two named Meyer employees (James Cheng, CEO, and Sandy Chan, CAO) are admitted to the confidentiality ring on their undertakings; the Draft Protocol (modified) governs disclosure and inspection; other agreed case management directions and provisional costs orders (costs of Meyer to be borne by Shell; Taching costs in the cause equal split) were made.
22 Feb 2019

SHELL HONG KONG LTD v. MEYER ALUMINIUM LTD

Citation

[2019] HKCT 1
Court

Competition Tribunal
Case number

CTA2/2018

The Tribunal found Shell had justified redaction of its points of reply against competitor Taching but had not discharged the burden to justify redaction against Meyer; Meyer (not a competitor) demonstrated a real need for two named in‑house employees (CEO James Cheng and CAO Sandy Chan) to be members of the confidentiality ring subject to undertakings and the modified Draft Protocol; the staged approach remains appropriate and parties may seek specific confidentiality treatment for individual documents; interim case management directions and provisional costs orders were made on a nisi basis.