21 Sept 2021
XU YING v. XU WEIHONG
- Citation
- [2021] HKCA 1416
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CAMP216/2020
The Court allowed the appeal and exercised the discretion afresh: it held there was a good arguable case that a real and substantial tort of defamation occurred in Hong Kong (publication to LOCPG and associated persons and the plaintiff's reputation and activities in Hong Kong), Hong Kong is the appropriate forum for the defamation and related injunctive relief under Order 11 r.1(1)(b), the malicious falsehood claim failed to plead particular probable pecuniary loss under s.24 DO and thus leave to serve out is granted only in respect of the defamation claim and the injunctive relief, and the…