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Hong Kong Case Law

Disclosure of company documents

  • 19 Mar 2025

    SIT YAU KAM v. FREMERY RESOURCES LTD AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    [2025] HKCFI 1142
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP2627/2024

    The plaintiff, being a director, is entitled as of right to inspect and copy the categories of company documents sought under the common law and ss 373-378 of the Companies Ordinance; the 2nd defendant failed to file any evidence to establish that inspection would be detrimental or that the right should be refused; the unsolicited letter is not evidence and is disregarded; accordingly inspection is ordered and costs are awarded against the 2nd defendant.

  • 11 Apr 2022

    YOE HAN YAUW v. YOE HAN HIAN AND OTHERS

    Citation
    [2022] HKCA 498
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACV19/2021

    The Deputy Judge erred in law and was plainly wrong in awarding all costs to the respondents because the applicant obtained the principal relief (disclosure and inspection under s.740) and respondents' prior unreasonable refusal to provide documents warranted awarding costs to the applicant up to the Hearing; the applicant's unreasonable insistence on a search order did not, in context, justify making him pay all costs; accordingly the Costs Order was set aside and substituted: respondents to pay costs up to the Hearing to applicant, no order as to costs for the Hearing, and respondents to pa…

  • 29 May 2015

    HUI WAH CHUEN v. SIU KWOK SUN AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    HUI WAH CHUEN v. SIU KWOK SUN AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCCW318/2014

    Because the Company was solvent and finishing off business, and absent compelling evidence that proposed payments would injure the Company, a general validation order was appropriate; however the court gave weight to the pre‑petition cessation agreement and included a restraint preventing R1 from procuring payment of remuneration beyond the agreed period, while refusing to impose an onerous disclosure obligation for supporting documents and bank statements beyond a brief monthly statement; costs were apportioned against the petitioner in light of conduct and proportionality.

  • 27 Feb 2014

    LAI CHI KEUNG v. WANG ZHIHUA AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    LAI CHI KEUNG v. WANG ZHIHUA AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCCW186/2013

    The court refused to strike out the three petitions in their entirety because, on the evidence before it, it was not plain and obvious that the petitions could not succeed and that conclusion could only properly be reached after trial; however the alternative prayer for winding-up was struck out because no sufficient factual basis was identified to justify including a winding-up order as an alternative to relief under s.168A.