Read the full judgment text of FCMC 8214/2011 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 30 November 2020 before District Judge S Lo.
Discovery – Matrimonial Causes – Order 24 RHC – Bank Statements – Fishing Expedition – Beneficial Ownership – Costs in the Cause – District Court – Petitioner sought discovery of bank records and correspondence regarding 7 properties in divorce proceedings – Whether bank records are relevant to rental income mortgage repayment plea; Whether correspondence documents exist – Discovery order revised; fishing expedition claims rejected; costs in cause
Legal issues: Relevance of bank records for rental income · Existence of correspondence documents · Production of already produced documents
Outcome: Discovery order made with Schedule revised; certain documents disallowed.
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