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Hong Kong Case Law

Secrecy/gagging orders
  • 1 Mar 2002

    A Co. v. B Co.

    Citation
    A Co. v. B Co.
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP336/2002

    A Norwich Pharmacal order was justified because the plaintiff demonstrated a serious breach of fiduciary duty and a real prospect of tracing secret commissions through accounts at the defendant bank; the discovery granted was limited in scope and time (documents relating to specified accounts for period from 1 June 1997), defendant ordered to disclose to plaintiff's solicitors within 14 days and to be indemnified for compliance costs; the court has jurisdiction under s.21L to grant a limited gagging order to prevent tipping off and, balancing the parties' interests, continued the gagging orde…