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Inspection order compliance
  • 12 Mar 2024

    LO PO WAI, HARRY v. WONG YEE CHUK

    Citation
    [2024] HKCFI 724
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP1444/2022

    The court found beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant was in contempt for failing to produce specific documents that were within his power to obtain and that the failures evidenced culpable omission: namely the DY-2018 and DY-2019 reports, the 4/6/2018 bank statement, and specified invoices/contracts/purchase orders; however the plaintiff failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant had de facto control over the PRC Sales Company Yibao to compel production of additional documents, so no contempt was found on that basis. The court dispensed with personal service and adjourne…