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  • 30 Mar 2012

    ORIENTAL PRESS GROUP LTD v. INMEDIAHK.NET LTD

    Citation
    ORIENTAL PRESS GROUP LTD v. INMEDIAHK.NET LTD
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA1253/2010

    The court held the 1st and 2nd offending words were defamatory of the Plaintiff; the Defendant had actual notice and failed to remove the material within a reasonable time and thereby acquiesced, making it liable as a subordinate distributor (innocent dissemination not established); awarding general damages HK$100,000, granting an injunction and ordering Norwich Pharmacal disclosure of hit counts and certain identifying information (to the extent in Defendant's possession), with disclosure to be verified by a director within 21 days and costs ordered nisi in favour of the Plaintiff.