7 May 2025
KONEW CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LTD v. WONG KONG HEUNG formerly known as WONG KWONG HEUNG CANDY
- Citation
- [2025] HKDC 712
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCMP4781/2022
Belated discovery for use on appeal was refused: the court applied the principle that evidence should have been collected and produced at the hearing below (Tsang Tak Wai) and that the Ladd v Marshall threshold for new evidence on appeal was not satisfied. The specific documentary requests were refused because Defendant failed to show reasonable diligence to obtain them before the Master hearing, the requested written confirmations were not discoverable where Plaintiff affirmed the items did not exist, and the Sale Proceeds matter was addressed by Plaintiff so the documents were unnecessary.…