Chen and others v Chui and others [2011] EWHC 1276 (Ch), [2011] All ER (D) 266 (May)
The involvement of a third party in a transaction in respect of which discovery was sought would be sufficient to found the jurisdiction to make an order for discovery, provided that there was prima facie evidence of involvement and it was just and equitable so to order. Where the applicant was a judgment debtor, the right to an interim injunction would be incidental to and dependent upon enforcement of that substantive right. The order could be granted where a sufficiently cogent case had been set out for the grant of an injunction and order for information, any loss or damage to the enjoined parties could be compensated, there were no significant factors pointing against the grant of a freezing order such as injustice or inequity, and any necessary safeguards were incorporated.
