31 Mar 2017
GOLDEN FIELD GLASS WORKS CO LTD v. YEUNG CHUN KEUNG
- Citation
- GOLDEN FIELD GLASS WORKS CO LTD v. YEUNG CHUN KEUNG
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ1942/2012
The email, read as a whole, bore the meanings alleged by the plaintiff including that wasted costs would likely be passed to customers; those meanings were defamatory; the defendant failed to prove the substantial truth of the particulars pleaded and produced no adequate evidence; qualified privilege did not apply because there was no duty or corresponding interest to justify the unsolicited negative comments to a potential employer; damages of HK$100,000 were appropriate with interest and costs to follow.