14 Aug 2020
MR CHU KONG v. SUN MIN AND OTHERS
- Citation
- [2020] HKCFI 2022
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP3605/2016
The court refused to stay the committal proceedings. Reason: the Court of Appeal had reinstated leave thereby establishing a prima facie basis; the admitted alteration of the emails presented a serious prima facie public wrong warranting progression; overlap with the substantive trial and the defendants' right to silence did not amount to a real risk of serious prejudice that justified a stay; the court may direct defendants to file affidavits (without depriving them of election to deploy them) as a case management measure. The court therefore dismissed the stay summons and ordered directions…