ORIENTAL PRESS GROUP LTD V. APPLE DAILY LTD

[1998] HKCFA 19 Court of Final Appeal 28 September 1998 • FACV6/1998 • 30 min read
12 cases cited (0 HK, 12 foreign)

Judges (5)

Bokhary Coram Ching Coram Li Coram Litton Coram Lord Cooke of Thorndon Coram

Counsel (4)

Andrew Liao Counsel Respondent Colin A Shi Counsel Respondent Peter Garland Counsel Appellant Winnie Tam Counsel Appellant

Parties (4)

Apple Daily Limited Respondent Apple Daily Ltd Respondent Oriental Press Group Ltd Appellant Oriental Sunday Publisher Limited Appellant

Statutes Cited

Copyright Ordinance (Cap 528)

Cases Cited (12)

UK (8)
[1936] Ch 323 [1937] AC 473 [1938] AC 178 [1938] Ch 174 [1942] AC 130 [1942] AC 601 [1964] 1 WLR 711 [1982] AC 1
HK (4)
[1987] 2 HKC 157 [1987] 8 HKC 157 [1994] 3 HKC 244 [1997] 2 HKC 515

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 3 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2007] HKCFI 151 Court of First Instance
22 February 2007
[2002] HKCFI 240 Court of First Instance
10 October 2002
[2004] HKCFI 1169 Court of First Instance
28 December 2004

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