Being annoying is not just an annoyance, it’s harassment under tort law
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The law of tort, from its Latin and Old French origin meaning “wrong”, saw a major development in Hong Kong at the beginning of this year. After years of debate in the lower courts, Hong Kong’s top court has made it clear that, with Sir Elly Kadoorie & Sons Limited v Samantha Jane Bradley [2026] HKCFA 2, harassment is now a recognised tort under common law.
While it is described as a development, this was the last step of a recognition that was more than a decade in the making. The first High...
While it is described as a development, this was the last step of a recognition that was more than a decade in the making. The first High...
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