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Topic

Data protection principles

Legal area

Court

13 May 2010

ABLE FORCE FREIGHT LTD v. EAST SUN ESTATE MANAGEMENT LTD

Citation

ABLE FORCE FREIGHT LTD v. EAST SUN ESTATE MANAGEMENT LTD
Court

District Court
Case number

DCMP295/2010

Court ordered disclosure of the CCTV tape because Able Force established entitlement and the PDPO s58 exemption permits disclosure for remedying unlawful conduct, but held East Sun was an innocent non‑party whose refusal to release the tape without a court order was reasonable so Able Force must pay East Sun's costs and expenses of the proceedings and compliance.
10 Jun 1997

M v. M

Citation

M v. M
Court

Family Court
Case number

FCMC1425/1988

Where a person is in breach of a court order and another entitled to its benefit seeks to enforce the order, the data protection prohibition in Principle 3 is disapplied by s.58(2) of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance because disclosure to enable enforcement will prevent or remedy seriously improper conduct (contempt); therefore the Director of Housing may supply the husband's address upon appropriate request.