NG MAN SUN v. LAW WAI AND OTHERS

NG MAN SUN v. LAW WAI AND OTHERS

The articles were defamatory, the publications referred in fact to the plaintiff by his widely known nickname 'Market Wai', the defendants did not comply with an injunction and published a subsequent related article showing callous indifference; accordingly plaintiff entitled to damages of HK$350,000 against each defendant plus costs.

Citation
NG MAN SUN v. LAW WAI AND OTHERS
Parties
Plaintiff: NG MAN SUN; 1st Defendant: LAW WAI; 2nd Defendant: HONORFAITH LIMITED; 3rd Defendant: EMPIRE PRINTING LIMITED
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
24 December 1990
Case Number
HCA182/1989
Procedural Posture
Defamation (libel) / Judgment on Liability and Assessment of Damages
Outcome
Judgment for plaintiff
Legal Topics
Libel, Identification, Damages, Injunction, Exemplary (punitive) Damages
Source Language
EN
Defamation Civil Procedure Media Law Libel Identification Damages Injunction Exemplary (punitive) Damages

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Parties

NG MAN SUN

Plaintiff

LAW WAI

1st Defendant

HONORFAITH LIMITED

2nd Defendant

EMPIRE PRINTING LIMITED

3rd Defendant

Procedural Posture

Defamation (libel) / Judgment on Liability and Assessment of Damages

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether published articles were defamatory
  2. 2 Whether articles identified the plaintiff (as "Market Wai")
  3. 3 Whether defendants complied with injunction

Ratio Decidendi

The articles were defamatory, the publications referred in fact to the plaintiff by his widely known nickname 'Market Wai', the defendants did not comply with an injunction and published a subsequent related article showing callous indifference; accordingly plaintiff entitled to damages of HK$350,000 against each defendant plus costs.

Court Disposition

Judgment for plaintiff

Orders

  • Judgment for plaintiff: damages HK$350,000 against each defendant
  • Costs of these consolidated proceedings awarded to the plaintiff