SUPERENE LTD AND ANOTHER v. METRO FAIR LTD

SUPERENE LTD AND ANOTHER v. METRO FAIR LTD

Admission requires sufficient proof of authenticity and integrity; the corrupted archive failed to meet the threshold for admissibility.

Citation
SUPERENE LTD AND ANOTHER v. METRO FAIR LTD
Parties
Applicant: Unknown Applicant; Respondent: Unknown Respondent
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
31 July 2013
Case Number
DCCJ3025/2008
Procedural Posture
Civil Evidentiary Motion / Hearing on Admissibility
Outcome
Electronic document excluded from evidence for lack of proven authenticity
Legal Topics
Electronic Evidence, Document Authentication
Source Language
EN
Evidence Civil Procedure Electronic Evidence Document Authentication

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Parties

Unknown Applicant

Applicant

Unknown Respondent

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Evidentiary Motion / Hearing on Admissibility

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the corrupted digital document is authentic and admissible
  2. 2 Whether chain of custody and integrity of file format satisfy rules for electronic evidence

Ratio Decidendi

Admission requires sufficient proof of authenticity and integrity; the corrupted archive failed to meet the threshold for admissibility.

Court Disposition

Electronic document excluded from evidence for lack of proven authenticity

Orders

  • Electronic document excluded from evidence
  • Parties ordered to produce original media or a forensic integrity report within 28 days