2 Jun 2017
LAU MING LEE v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE for and on behalf of DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND CONSERVATION
- Citation
- LAU MING LEE v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE for and on behalf of DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND CONSERVATION
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCPI1217/2016
The statement of claim discloses no reasonable cause of action because (1) as a matter of Hong Kong law and public policy (Liu Mei Huei) a general private duty of care to suspects for investigative/prosecutorial acts is not established; (2) the pleaded cause was negligent prosecution not negligent investigation and in any event failed to plead how the defendant's conduct fell below the standard of a reasonable officer; accordingly the statement of claim was struck out and the action dismissed; the plaintiff's summons for interlocutory/default judgment was dismissed.