22 Dec 2017
CHANG WA SHAN v. ESTHER CHAN PUI KWAN also known as CHAN PUI CHUN
- Citation
- CHANG WA SHAN v. ESTHER CHAN PUI KWAN also known as CHAN PUI CHUN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV240/2015
The Court granted leave to the defendant on Question 1 because the issue whether absolute privilege extends to communications between legal advisers and non-witness informants is reasonably arguable and of great public importance; it granted leave on Question 5 as discretionary and because members had differed; it granted leave to the plaintiff on Question 6 because the bench had differed on the recoverability of damages consequent on republication; it refused leave on Questions 2, 3 and 4 as subsidiary to Question 1 or unnecessary for determination at this stage.