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Hong Kong Case Law

Expert/opinion evidence

  • 25 Nov 2021

    HKSAR v. CHEN KEEN (alias JACK CHEN) AND OTHERS

    Citation
    [2021] HKCFI 3546
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCCC309/2019

    Court directed reasonable overseas enquiries of Mr King and the NZ liquidators for disclosure; allowed prosecution to adduce evidence of pre-existing business relationships (including matters linked to GFIG and Super Worth) as circumstantial evidence of cooperation but prohibited any case theory that the 1st Accused had a legal duty to disclose those past dealings or that non-disclosure alone establishes dishonesty; allowed evidence about pressure to convert convertible notes but excluded witness opinion (PW2 Yip) about the accused's motives; held that evidence of Dynasty Group liquidation an…

  • 18 Jul 2002

    Re Jinro (HK) International Ltd.

    Citation
    Re Jinro (HK) International Ltd.
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCCW1352/2001

    Pre-statute-demand discussions were not protected by without prejudice privilege because no dispute over petitioners' rights existed and communications were requests for accommodation; the post-demand without prejudice letter did not contain an unambiguous admission or impropriety sufficient to pierce privilege and therefore its relevant references are inadmissible; the contested factual descriptions of the Euroclear system were admissible as factual evidence based on the deponent's experience and, in any event, admissible as opinion under s58(2) or O.38 r.36; only the last sentence of paragr…