29 Oct 2015
HOI TIN TONG CO LTD v. CHOY KWOK KEUNG
- Citation
- HOI TIN TONG CO LTD v. CHOY KWOK KEUNG
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1755/2013
The court held that the source video(s) is relevant and necessary for the plaintiff’s pleaded issues because the apparent identities of the informants (the Lady identified as Madam Lam and the likelihood that the Utterance was by the defendant) negate the confidentiality the newspaper rule protects; accordingly the newspaper rule did not bar disclosure and specific discovery of the source video(s) must be ordered, with the master’s order set aside.