Read the full judgment text of HCA 012021/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 19 December 2005.
1. This is an application for security for costs by four defendants (“D1” and “D5” apply jointly, D5 being D1’s company; “D3” and “D4” also apply) against both plaintiffs (“P1” and “P2”). P1 is a foreign plaintiff and P2 is said to be impecunious. There is a counterclaim by D3 and D5 against a Mr Yu Kwan who was originally P3 but has withdrawn as a plaintiff. Mr Yu, as defendant to the counterclaim also seeks security for costs against D5, a foreign “plaintiff” in the counterclaim.