30 Sept 2022
LAI CHEE YING v. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
- Citation
- [2022] HKCFI 3003
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP1218/2020
On the evidence the plaintiff failed to discharge the burden to show litigation was reasonably in contemplation before the 10 August 2020 search and that the disputed communications were created for the sole or dominant purpose of conducting litigation; furthermore JM claims were unparticularised and did not demonstrate that materials were created or acquired for journalism. Therefore, except for specific conceded items (53,59–60,66–68), the asserted LPP and all JM claims are dismissed; Commissioner may inspect and use the seized materials subject to the carve-out; costs awarded to Commission…