19 May 1998
TSE WAI CHUN PAUL v. ALBERT CHENG AND OTHERS
- Citation
- TSE WAI CHUN PAUL v. ALBERT CHENG AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA9983/1996
Each defendant's fair comment defence is independent and complete once the objective test is satisfied; the plaintiff must prove malice against each defendant individually to rebut that defendant's defence, and malice by one defendant does not 'infect' another's defence absent proof specific to that defendant.