Annabella Chu

Summary In Techtronic Product Development Ltd & Anor v Fauteux [2024] HKCFI 518, the Court of First Instance of the High Court allowed the plaintiffs' application for permission to use documents and information disclosed by the defendant for the collateral purpose of making criminal complaints and commencing further civil proceedings against the defendant and other intended parties.

Introduction Background Decision Comment Introduction In a recent case, Chan v A Welfare Council Ltd,(1) a court handed down an important costs decision with respect to a personal injury claim, ordering the plaintiff pay her former employer's costs from the date at which she could have accepted their pre-action offer. In so ordering, the court allowed the defendant employer's appeal of a judicial officer's costs decision.