28 Jan 2021
DELCO PARTICIPATION B.V. v. HWH HOLDINGS LTD
- Citation
- [2021] HKCFI 249
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA2943/2015
The court allowed the application: SVO's evidence was necessary for the purposes of justice on central contentious issues and, on the evidence, SVO could not reasonably be expected to attend in Hong Kong (nor be induced to do so); the Hague Evidence Convention and Dutch procedural law permit an appropriate form of cross-examination if specific requests are included in the letter of request; the prejudice can largely be compensated by costs and therefore issuance of letters of request is warranted.