Read the full judgment text of FCMC 15415/2009 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment before Deputy District Judge D. Cheung.
Family Court – Matrimonial Causes Rules – Rule 121 – Implied undertaking – Open justice – Privacy – Ancillary relief proceedings – High Court Proceedings – Leave to use documents – Costs – Application for leave to use documents from matrimonial proceedings in High Court proceedings – Court applied balancing test between open justice and privacy – Held that full disclosure of Settlement Order necessary for High Court case regarding HK$15 billion asset composition – Executors' proposal for in camera hearing rejected as unworkable and usurping High Court case management – Leave granted without restriction – Costs by paper disposal
Legal issues: Scope of leave to use documents from ancillary relief proceedings
Outcome: Leave granted to disclose, use and adduce Form E and Settlement Order in High Court Proceedings. Executors' proposal for restricted disclosure rejected.
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