HKSAR V. LAW SIU HON (羅少韓) AND ANOTHER

[2021] HKCFA 9 Court of Final Appeal 18 March 2021 • FAMC33/2020 • 8 min read
5 cases cited (0 SG, 5 foreign)

Practice Areas

Criminal Procedure Ordinance Magistrates Ordinance Societies Ordinance

Judges (3)

Chan Coram Fok Coram Ribeiro Coram

Counsel (5)

Chan & Associates Firm Department of Justice Firm Jonathan Man Counsel Respondent Ng Wing Kit Counsel Respondent Simon So Counsel Defendant

Parties (4)

HKSAR Respondent Kong Ho Wing Appellant Lam Chuen Hon Appellant Law Siu Hon Appellant

Summary

Law Siu Hon and Lam Chuen Hon applied for leave to appeal against their convictions for wounding with intent. The key issue was whether the Court of Appeal erred in dismissing their appeal on the basis that no miscarriage of justice had actually occurred despite potential irregularities at trial. The application for leave to appeal was dismissed.

Statutes Cited

Criminal Procedure Ordinance
s 83
Magistrates Ordinance
s 119(1)(d)
Societies Ordinance
s 20(2)

Cases Cited (5)

UK (1)
[1992] 2 AC 228
HK (4)
(2000) 3 HKCFAR 387 (2001) 4 HKCFAR 319 [2009] 1 HKLRD 241 [2020] HKCFI 2096

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2021] HKCFA 9)