16 Jul 2024
上海諾港科學集團有限公司 (formerly known as 上海諾港科技有限公司) v. WORLD LAUREATES MANAGEMENT LTD (formerly known as WORLD LAUREATES ASSOCIATION LTD)
- Citation
- [2024] HKCFI 1540
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP1544/2023
The application is dismissed because P failed to satisfy the jurisdictional requirement of direct relevance for documents relating to payments out of D's accounts and account opening/mandates, and failed to show that pre-action discovery was necessary to dispose of the matter or save costs; tracing of funds and disclosure for that purpose is not permitted at the pre-action stage absent exceptional circumstances and P could commence proceedings with information already in its possession.