- 20 A B A spectacle of standing in the way of an appeal that hopefully will bring B enlightenment by the Court of Appeal in this new and uneasy area of C C defamation law. D D VIII. CONCLUSION E E 38. F G In the premises, I consider leave to appeal ought to be given. I grant an order in terms of paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Leave Summons. Both counsel have agreed that should leave be granted, costs should be in F G the cause of the appeal, hence the costs order made is an absolute and not H H nisi one. I I J J K K L (Marlene Ng) Deputy High Court Judge M L M Mr Lawrence Ng, instructed by Iu, Lai & Li, for the plaintiff N O Mr Gerard McCoy SC and Ms Yvonne Ngai, instructed by Deacons, for the defendant N O P P Q Q R R S S T T U U V V