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Hong Kong Case Law

Inspection of originals

  • 29 Jan 2026

    HE JIAOZI v. LI LI

    Citation
    [2026] HKCFI 689
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA1473/2024

    Because the plaintiff's case is founded on the disputed documents, fairness requires the defendant be permitted to inspect the originals in Hong Kong first; the PRC Data Security Law, on its face, relates to computer data and does not bar production of physical papers; the plaintiff did not plead any Mainland judgment or issue estoppel; therefore an inspection order (but not immediate forensic examination) is necessary and appropriate, and the master's order is set aside in part to grant such inspection with no order as to costs.

  • 12 Jul 2013

    CIVIC LTD v. 余綺妙 AND OTHERS

    Citation
    CIVIC LTD v. 余綺妙 AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA225/2011

    The court exercised a balancing exercise: although the passports and photos were disclosed late and the explanation was unsatisfactory, their prima facie relevance justified granting retrospective leave to file the 3rd List and leave to serve the supplemental witness statement subject to stringent conditions to protect defendants from prejudice — inspection of originals, provision of a schedule and legible copies, reserved admissibility of the passports pending possible objection and inspection, tight timetables for objections and any reply evidence, prohibition on witnesses amplifying the la…