Read the full judgment text of HCCT000076/1996 on BabelCite. This 高等法院原訟法庭 judgment was delivered on 8 October 1997 before The Hon Mr Justice Findlay, in Chambers.
Civil Procedure — Discovery dispute — Plaintiff sought production of complete original main contract and related payment affidavits from defendant — Defendant partially disclosed contract with prices omitted citing commercial confidentiality — Further documents supplied before hearing — Plaintiff accepted but still pursued orders and costs — Court held the partial disclosure sufficient, thus dismissing the summons for substantive orders — Costs awarded to plaintiff up to date of disclosure letter, reflecting entitlement to costs for work done to obtain documents — Subsequent costs arising from mutual conduct shared equally by parties — Summons dismissed with costs orders accordingly.
Legal issues: Discovery orders and costs entitlement
Outcome: Summons dismissed; plaintiff granted costs incurred up to and including 27 September 1997; each party to bear own costs thereafter.