Asia Televisi on Ltd v. Mak Chi Kin t/a Wilson & Top Marketing Promotion Co and Another

Read the full judgment text of CACV 148/2006 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 16 November 2006.

1. The application is refused as the 1 st defendant has not shown that his case comes within the ambit of section 22(1) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance (Cap. 484).  The claim does not come into the $1,000,000 limit.  The fact that the plaintiff is a well known company does not mean the case involves matters of great general or public importance or comes within the ‘or otherwise’ limb.

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Case No.CACV 148/2006
Court
Court of Appeal
Date16 Nov 2006
Judge
Case Document
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CACV 148/2006

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF APPEAL

CIVIL APPEAL NO. 148 OF 2006

(ON APPEAL FROM DCCJ 5940 OF 2004)

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BETWEEN

  ASIA TELEVISION LIMITED Plaintiff
  and  
  MAK CHI KIN trading as WILSON & TOP MARKETING PROMOTION COMPANY 1st Defendant
  AMERICA ADVERTISING LIMTED 2nd Defendant

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Before : Hon Cheung JA and Hartmann J in Court

Date of Hearing : 16 November 2006

Date of Judgment :   16 November 2006

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J U D G M E N T

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Hon Cheung JA (giving judgment of the court) :

1.The application is refused as the 1st defendant has not shown that his case comes within the ambit of section 22(1) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance (Cap. 484).  The claim does not come into the $1,000,000 limit.  The fact that the plaintiff is a well known company does not mean the case involves matters of great general or public importance or comes within the ‘or otherwise’ limb.

(Peter Cheung)
Justice of Appeal
(M. J. Hartmann)
Judge of the Court of First Instance

Ms Joyce Leung, instructed by Messrs Boase, Cohen & Collins, for the Plaintiff

1st Defendant, in person, present