New Shipping Ltd v. Lau Wing Yan

Case No.HCA 1280/2018[2026] HKCFI 4724
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High Court CFI
Date27 Aug 2026
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HCA 1280/2018

[2026] HKCFI 4724

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

ACTION NO 1280 OF 2018

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BETWEEN

  NEW SHIPPING LIMITED
Plaintiff
  and
  LAU WING YAN Defendant

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Before: Deputy High Court Judge Kenneth Wong in Court
Dates of Hearing: 5-7, 10-13 November 2025 and 27 February 2026
Date of Judgment: 27 August 2026
Date of Corrigendum: 5 October 2026

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CORRIGENDUM

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Please note the following corrigendum in the Judgment dated 27 August 2026:-

1.At paragraph 322 (1), the sentence should read as “The Words to Oldendorff, the Words to Marubeni, the Words to Skuld and the Words to ADM, published by the Defendant, are defamatory of the Plaintiff.”

2.At paragraph 362 (3), the sentence should read as “The Defendant shall pay the Plaintiff interest on the said sum of HK$180,000 from the date of service of the Writ to the date of this order, at the judgment rate.”


(Louise Lee)
for Registrar, High Court

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