15 Nov 2019
SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. PERSONS UNLAWFULLY AND WILFULLY CONDUCTING THEMSELVES IN ANY OF THE ACTS PROHIBITED UNDER PARAGRAPH 1(a) AND (b) OF THE INDORSEMENT OF CLAIM
- Citation
- [2019] HKCFI 2809
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA2007/2019
The court continued the interim injunction in amended terms because there was a serious issue to be tried that widespread online material was creating a state of public danger amounting to public nuisance and incitement to criminality; damages were inadequate; the injunction was proportionate and necessary in aid of the criminal law and public safety; the order required clearer wording linking publication to purpose/knowledge to avoid unfairly capturing innocent intermediaries; no material non-disclosure justified discharging the ex parte order.