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  • 29 May 2025

    LAM KIN CHUNG v. SOKA GAKKAI INTERNATIONAL OF HONG KONG LTD AND OTHERS

    Citation
    [2025] HKCFI 2244
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP2355/2023

    The Court struck out the Challenged Evidence because it was irrelevant and scandalous to the core issues of the petition: there was no evidential linkage between the Petitioner’s prior civil actions (2011-2012) and the Committee’s later adoption of the Refusal Register (2018) and Communication Restrictions (2022); the Respondents produced no evidence showing when the Committee became aware of those actions, what was discussed, or any resolutions, and the material consisted largely of bad character allegations and submissions contrary to directions. Given the lack of relevance and potential to…