助訟

助訟

1. (Hong Kong) maintenance (tort and/or offence committed when a third party who does not have a bona fide interest in a lawsuit provides help or acquires an interest to a litigant's lawsuit)
   • Section 98L, Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 609)

     助訟的侵權法律責任(包括包攬訴訟的侵權法律責任)，就第三者資助仲裁而言，並不適用。 [MSC, trad.]
     助讼的侵权法律责任(包括包揽诉讼的侵权法律责任)，就第三者资助仲裁而言，并不适用。 [MSC, simp.]

     Zhùsòng de qīnquán fǎlǜ zérèn (bāokuò bāolǎnsùsòng de qīnquán fǎlǜ zérèn), jiù dìsānzhě zīzhù zhòngcái éryán, bìng bù shìyòng. [Pinyin]

     The tort of maintenance (including the tort of champerty) does not apply in relation to third party funding of arbitration.

   • 2014, Legislative Council Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services, “LC Paper No. CB(4)486/13-14(04)”, in Documents of the Hong Kong Legislative Council‎, page 1:

     訂立助訟罪行是為阻止有人“好管閒事干預”訴訟，尤其是這情況會導致以被告身分與訟的人受到壓制。 [MSC, trad.]
     订立助讼罪行是为阻止有人“好管闲事干预”诉讼，尤其是这情况会导致以被告身分与讼的人受到压制。 [MSC, simp.]

     Dìnglì zhùsòng zuìxíng shì wèi zǔzhǐ yǒurén “hǎoguǎnxiánshì gānyù” sùsòng, yóuqí shì zhè qíngkuàng huì dǎozhì yǐ bèigào shēnfēn yǔsòng de rén shòudào yāzhì. [Pinyin]

     The offence of maintenance is to discourage “officious intermeddling” in litigation, in particular where this results in oppression of the person against whom the action is brought […]