Read the full judgment text of CACV 000185/2000 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 10 October 2000.
1. On 12 April, Mr Recorder Kwok SC delivered judgment in an action relating to the financing of a joint venture in Hebei. He gave judgment for the Plaintiff against the Defendant in sums totalling US$549,000.00 together with the costs of the action. The Defendant is appealing to the Court of Appeal. The Plaintiff now applies for security for his costs of the appeal. He does so on two grounds. The first is that the Defendant is impecunious. If the appeal fails, and if the Defendant is ordered to