21 May 2021
CHOW WING KAI also known as WAVE and WAVE CHOW v. LIANG JING
- Citation
- [2021] HKDC 609
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCJ1258/2019
The court found the 3rd Words to be defamatory of the plaintiff, that the defendant failed to justify the key imputations (notably alleged wrongful procurement of termination and unethical practices) and failed the fair comment defence because the matters were internal to a team and not of public interest; accordingly judgment for the plaintiff entered on the libel claim arising from the 3rd Words and remedies (injunctions, removal, damages, interest and costs) were awarded; the 1st Words were private and not sufficiently serious and the 2nd Words were not defamatory in the pleaded senses.