9 Mar 2026
NUME LTD v. YUEN HOI MAN
- Citation
- [2026] HKCFI 1302
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA192/2021
On the balance of probabilities defendant established the substantial truth (justification) of the core imputation that plaintiff fell within the statutory definition of a "beauty parlour" under Cap.599F and operated in breach of the specified closure direction during the Specified Period; accordingly the defamation claim failed. However two discrete asserted imputations were false (that plaintiff received subsidies under the Scheme and that "including its doctors" all were liable as managers) and were published recklessly; malicious falsehood therefore established in respect of those two fal…