11 Jul 2013
THE IMPERIAL GEMS & JEWELLERY FZCO v. EDWARD SIMON MIDDLETON AND OTHERS
- Citation
- THE IMPERIAL GEMS & JEWELLERY FZCO v. EDWARD SIMON MIDDLETON AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCW576/2008
Given the connected‑party context, late disclosure and provenance issues with key documents, lack of independent confirmation from DIL management, specific factual anomalies in the claimant's account and the fact the evidence underpins a final adjudication of rights, the court exercised its discretion to order that the deponent be made available for cross‑examination because such testing was likely to be productive of a useful result and not unduly oppressive.