15 Dec 2008
CHINACHEM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD v. CHAN CHUN CHUEN AND OTHERS
- Citation
- CHINACHEM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD v. CHAN CHUN CHUEN AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAP8/2007
The court held that the Re Fuld exception to litigation privilege is confined to documents containing the attesting witness's statements on attestation and execution; drafts and solicitor's attendance/interview/file notes remain privileged unless they themselves contain evidence on attestation/execution. Accordingly the summons was refused in part: translations (item 4), correspondence/enquiries and related documents (items 6 and 7) are privileged and not producible, while an affidavit must be filed about the existence of drafts and attendance/interview/file notes (items 3 and 5) but limited…