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Inadmissible opinion evidence
  • 13 Jan 2016

    CHENG CHIEN KUO v. NEW RESOURCES HOLDINGS LTD

    Citation
    CHENG CHIEN KUO v. NEW RESOURCES HOLDINGS LTD
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP2985/2014

    The court held that newspaper articles and their exhibition were admissible for the limited non‑truth‑proving purpose of demonstrating that such reports existed and therefore could have informed the board's concerns about reputation and shareholder opposition, but struck out specific passages that consisted of conjecture, conclusions or opinion based on those reports because they were irrelevant, scandalous or devoid of probative value; the appropriate challenge to weight and relevance of the exhibits is for the substantive hearing.