5 Apr 1984
A A ALBERY & SONS LTD AND ANOTHER v. SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST LTD AND OTHERS
- Citation
- A A ALBERY & SONS LTD AND ANOTHER v. SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST LTD AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA11810/1983
The motion to commit for contempt was dismissed because the pleaded defence of justification meant that post‑writ publication did not, in the circumstances, constitute contempt and any potential prejudice to a fair trial was outweighed by the defendants' position and prospect of seeking to justify the publications; costs were awarded to the defendants on a common fund basis.