10 May 2023
YIP WAI TAK VIVIAN v. LEE KA WO ESMOND AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2023] HKDC 551
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ4923/2019
Leave to appeal was refused because the proposed grounds lacked reasonable prospects of success and there was no other interest of justice to hear the appeal; the trial judge correctly construed the 1 February email by reference to the hypothetical reader and context; qualified privilege and malice were correctly analysed using established authority; breach of confidence and misuse of private information claims failed for lack of necessary elements; given the nature of the grounds and litigation conduct indemnity costs were appropriate and costs were summarily assessed at HK$100,000 with Cert…