16 Oct 2020
YUEN & PARTNERS v. DBS BANK (HONG KONG) LTD
- Citation
- [2020] HKCFI 2815
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP1609/2020
The application was dismissed because the Norwich Pharmacal jurisdiction was not properly engaged: the plaintiff failed to demonstrate cogent evidence of wrongdoing by or involving the bank or other identifiable wrongdoers, the relief sought went beyond the accepted rationale of Norwich Pharmacal orders (seeking evidence to vindicate the plaintiff rather than to pursue a wrongdoer), and allowing disclosure merely to save costs or prepare a defence would improperly broaden the jurisdiction and risk opening the floodgates.