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Hong Kong Case Law

Non-final injunction
  • 9 Jan 2018

    胡小玲及另四人 對 武秀棋

    Citation
    [2018] HKDC 19
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCCJ4370/2017

    The court found there was a serious issue to be tried on the alleged tort of harassment and that damages would not fully compensate the plaintiffs for the distress; applying the balance of convenience the court granted a limited non-final injunction prohibiting the defendant from harassing the plaintiffs by using abusive/coarse language, but refused to restrain the defendant from reporting matters to the police because reporting is lawful unless done knowingly falsely and criminal law already addresses false reporting; costs of the application were apportioned with plaintiffs liable for 50% o…