24 Sept 2015
CHANG WA SHAN v. ESTHER CHAN PUI KWAN ALSO KNOWN AS CHAN PUI CHUN
- Citation
- CHANG WA SHAN v. ESTHER CHAN PUI KWAN ALSO KNOWN AS CHAN PUI CHUN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA1855/2010
The telephone communication by the document provider to counsel immediately prior to the contemplated use of the document in crossexamination was protected by absolute privilege because it was closely connected and practically necessary to the privileged act coram judice; accordingly the plaintiff's defamation and malicious falsehood claims were dismissed. Alternative factual findings (if privilege not applicable) rejected plaintiff's innuendo case and special damage claim, and held republication in court/press protected so no recoverable loss from those republications.