Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Evidence and adverse inference

Legal area

Court

19 Aug 2025

香港特別行政區訴沈志明及另一人

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 4892
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA118/2024

On full review of the evidence the court found appellants knowingly acted without authority, used false identities and a document purporting to be police‑signed to obtain CCTV not authorised by their superiors and unrelated to lawful 'intelligence gathering'; their conduct was deliberate, amounted to serious misconduct in public office and was proven beyond reasonable doubt, so the convictions and sentences were upheld.
16 Jan 2007

MA SHU NIN v. KAMBOAT CHINESE CUISINE CO LTD

Citation

MA SHU NIN v. KAMBOAT CHINESE CUISINE CO LTD
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCPI1148/2005

Plaintiff's account was found credible and uncontradicted; the bin partially blocking the corridor created an unsafe condition; the cleaning lady negligently moved the bin without proper lookout; on the evidence and the defendant's failure to call key witnesses the court inferred the cleaner was employed by the defendant; therefore the defendant is vicariously liable for the negligent act and the plaintiff was not contributorily negligent.