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Hong Kong Case Law

Controlled inspection
  • 9 Jul 2001

    PCCW-HKT INTERNATIONAL LTD. v. NEW WORLD TELEPHONE LTD.

    Citation
    PCCW-HKT INTERNATIONAL LTD. v. NEW WORLD TELEPHONE LTD.
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCCL229/1999

    The court dismissed the applicants' summons because the 10 documents were shown to be relevant and necessary for the fair determination of the case and the applicants failed to establish that the documents contained protectable trade secrets or current sensitive confidential information; moreover the implied and express undertakings and the age/discontinued nature of the practices reduced any confidentiality weight, so uncontrolled inspection by the plaintiff was permitted and the application for controlled disclosure was refused.