Read the full judgment text of DCCJ 005784/2005 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 17 February 2009.
1. This is an unusual case. The Plaintiff, who is a successful businessman, claims that he was motivated by an appeal made by the 2 nd Defendant to place advertisements which were to promote democracy in Hong Kong. After placing such advertisements in 15 local newspapers, the Plaintiff now claims against the 2 nd Defendant for contribution of half of the advertising expenses incurred by him in placing such advertisements. As the Plaintiff learnt about the 2 nd Defendant’s appeal from an inter