8 Jul 2019
ALEXANDER TUGUSHEV v. VITALY ORLOV
- Citation
- [2019] HKCFI 1697
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP1116/2018
Disclosure of the funder and funding agreement was refused because unlawful maintenance or champerty alone does not justify disclosure or striking out absent clear evidence of abuse of process; the defendant failed to show such evidence and the plaintiff's loaned funding (repayable, used at plaintiff's discretion) does not on the evidence amount to maintenance or champerty; however, on the balance of risks and given the ancillary and limited nature of the Hong Kong proceedings, security for costs in the sum of HK$800,000 payable into court within 14 days is appropriate.