20 Nov 2007
CANDACE GUIDANCE SIGNAGE LTD v. HALITECH TACTILE & SIGNAGE CO LTD
- Citation
- CANDACE GUIDANCE SIGNAGE LTD v. HALITECH TACTILE & SIGNAGE CO LTD
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA138/2006
The court found on the evidence that the e-mails were sent by the defendant's sales manager on behalf of Halitech, contained false statements, and that the author either knew they were false or was reckless as to their truth, establishing malice and liability for malicious falsehood; damages of HK$10,000 were awarded under s.24. The circular was held to refer to Candace and contained one false statement (incorrect completion date) but was published with honest belief and reasonable grounds and therefore not malicious.