9 Nov 2015
THE CHAMBER OF HONG KONG COMPUTER INDUSTRY CO LTD v. HONG KONG COMPUTER ASSOCIATION LTD
- Citation
- THE CHAMBER OF HONG KONG COMPUTER INDUSTRY CO LTD v. HONG KONG COMPUTER ASSOCIATION LTD
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA2124/2012
Court found material factual bases for the defendant's criticisms (allocation and subletting of booths, directors' overseas trips, contracting of publicly funded training to a director's company, overstated attendance and financial figures); where statements were comments on matters of public interest they were protected as fair comment; defendant had social/moral duty to inform public authorities so communications attracted qualified privilege; plaintiff failed to prove malice or malicious intent or reckless falsity; malicious falsehood claim failed; accordingly plaintiff's action dismissed…