Read the full judgment text of HCCL 19/2012 on BabelCite. This HCCL judgment was delivered on 26 November 2013.
1. This is an application for security for costs by the defendant (“Kader”) against the plaintiff (“Desarrollo”) in the sum of about HK$3.35 million on the ground that Desarrollo is ordinarily resident out of the jurisdiction. It raises an interesting question of law as to whether a judgment creditor (“JC”) stands in a special position in an application of this kind. In this particular case, the judgment which Desarrollo is relying upon is a foreign one.
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