13 Sept 2007
THE JOINT & SEVERAL LIQUIDATORS OF AKAI HOLDINGS LTD (IN COMPULSORY LIQUIDATION) v. THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LTD
- Citation
- THE JOINT & SEVERAL LIQUIDATORS OF AKAI HOLDINGS LTD (IN COMPULSORY LIQUIDATION) v. THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LTD
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCW50/2000
Court refused to order production of HSBC internal manuals but exercised its discretion under s.221 to require HSBC to provide a list of the documents for which legal professional privilege is claimed containing date, author, addressee and a brief description (without disclosing contents) and allowed retrieval/production of JSM‑SC documents from the sealed court box, balancing the sanctity of privilege with the liquidators' investigatory needs and following the Kadlunga principle that adequate non‑content descriptions may be ordered in appropriate cases.