20 Oct 1995
EASTWEEK PUBLISHER LTD. and Another v. CHEUNG NG SHEONG, STEVEN
- Citation
- EASTWEEK PUBLISHER LTD. and Another v. CHEUNG NG SHEONG, STEVEN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV198/1994
Applying the Rantzen formulation, the Court concluded the HK$2.4m jury award was excessive and not such that a reasonable jury could have thought it necessary to compensate and re-establish the plaintiff's reputation; personal injury awards are not an appropriate guide to libel damages; Sutcliffe-type guidance to juries is desirable; the award was set aside and retrial on quantum ordered.