Read the full judgment text of HCA 012519/1997 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 18 May 1999.
1. On 20 November 1997, the plaintiffs issued a writ against the defendants. The statement of claim alleges that the plaintiffs were libelled by two articles written in the Japanese language by the second defendant and published by the first defendant The defendants are in Japan. It is not alleged that they have any connection with Hong Kong.