5 May 1992
HONG KONG STATIONERY MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. v. WORLD WIDE STATIONERY MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. AND OTHERS
- Citation
- HONG KONG STATIONERY MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. v. WORLD WIDE STATIONERY MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV174/1991
The Court allowed the appeal, set aside the summary judgment and granted leave to defend because the defendant's affidavits and late affirmation raised issues regarding independent creation and subconscious copying that a reasonable judge could find fit for trial; summary disposition was inappropriate absent clear evidence that the affidavits were false.