Read the full judgment text of HCCT 28/2004 on BabelCite. This 高等法院原訟法庭 judgment was delivered on 26 January 2010 before Hon Saunders J.
Construction and arbitration proceedings — Specific discovery — Contract dispute over unpaid fees and defects — Whether developer must disclose documents relating to water seepage and its resolution with contractor — Court finds water leakage issue central and relevant to architects’ claim and developer’s counterclaim — Documents in developer’s possession or power must be discovered — Developer abandons opposition based on issue estoppel, res judicata, and confidentiality of arbitration — Order for specific discovery of documents relating only to water seepage granted — Costs awarded to architects.
Legal issues: Specific discovery under O 24 r 7(1) in relation to watertightness issue
Outcome: Order made for specific discovery limited to documents concerning water leakage; costs on summons to the architects.
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