16 Apr 2025
LAM CHEUK TING v. HO KWAN YIU
- Citation
- [2025] HKCFI 1720
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA2127/2019
The court granted the defendant leave to amend the defence to rely on the plaintiff's subsisting conviction but, because the conviction is subject to an appeal and in the specific context of a defamation action where the conviction would be conclusive under s64, the court exercised its case management discretion to adjourn the action and trial sine die pending determination or withdrawal of the criminal appeal to avoid substantial potential injustice and procedural inefficiency.