6 Mar 2014
MOK KAM KWAI v. LAM MO FAT
- Citation
- MOK KAM KWAI v. LAM MO FAT
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1868/2010
Defendant was liable as a participant/authoriser of publication; the banners bore a defamatory single meaning (imputing incompetence, betrayal and acting for conflicting interests); defences failed because honest comment was not properly pleaded or supported by facts and defendant lacked genuine belief, traditional qualified privilege did not apply to publication to the public and the Reynolds/responsible dissemination defence was not established; malice was inferred; general damages of HKD 400,000 awarded with interest and costs to plaintiff.