Read the full judgment text of FCMC 14649/2014 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 21 December 2015 before Deputy District Judge I. Wong.
Matrimonial proceedings – Specific discovery – Interlocutory injunction – Freezing order – Financial disclosure – Ancillary relief – Costs – Petitioner wife alleged missing assets and sought discovery and injunctions against husband's investment activities – Scope of discovery at pre-FDR stage limited to ascertaining assets; requests for credit card and golf club details dismissed as disproportionate – Freezing orders require objective evidence of risk of dissipation; investment losses did not indicate intent to defeat claims – 1st injunction granted to restrain landed properties; 2nd injunction to restrain investment activities dismissed – Costs: P awarded 2/3 of specific discovery costs due to R's uncooperative responses; R pays P's costs for 1st injunction; No order for 2nd injunction
Legal issues: Scope of specific discovery · Grant of interlocutory injunctions · Costs
Outcome: Specific discovery orders granted; 1st injunction granted; 2nd injunction dismissed; Costs awarded.
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