30 Sept 2014
HONG KONG CENTRAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD v. KAPLAN HOLDINGS LTD AND OTHERS
- Citation
- HONG KONG CENTRAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD v. KAPLAN HOLDINGS LTD AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1049/2012
The summons for specific discovery was dismissed except for item 5 because the defendants had admitted receipt of the documents and the existence of an NDA such that most of the requested documents were irrelevant or unnecessary to resolve whether the information was confidential or whether it was used; the discovery request was overbroad, disproportionate and liable to oppress and muddle the issues, so it failed the necessity/proportionality requirement under Order 24 r7.