HKSAR V. CHAN KAM CHING

[2022] HKCFA 13 Court of Final Appeal 22 June 2022 • FACC10/2021 • 12 min read
13 cases cited (0 SG, 13 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Costs in Criminal Cases Ordinance Crimes Ordinance

Judges (5)

Cheung Coram Fok Coram Lam Coram Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers Coram Ribeiro Coram

Counsel (8)

Chui & Lau Firm Department of Justice Firm David Perry Counsel Appellant Derek Lau Counsel Respondent Karry Lau Counsel Appellant Maggie Wong Counsel Appellant Maggie Yang Counsel Respondent Sabra Lo Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

HKSAR Respondent Chan Kam Ching Appellant

Summary

Following the Court's substantive judgment allowing Chan Kam Ching's appeal and quashing his forgery convictions, this costs judgment dealt with consequential costs orders. The appeal had been concerned with what constitutes falsity for the purposes of forgery-related offences under the Crimes Ordinance. The Court made appropriate costs orders including an order for costs from central funds.

Statutes Cited

Costs in Criminal Cases Ordinance
s 15(c)
Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200)

Cases Cited (13)

HK (13)
(1999) 2 HKCFAR 531 (2005) 8 HKCFAR 80 (2007) 10 HKCFAR 696 (2007) 10 HKCFAR 730 (2010) 13 HKCFAR 689 (2014) 17 HKCFAR 319 (2014) 17 HKCFAR 575 (2015) 18 HKCFAR 1 (2015) 18 HKCFAR 158 [2019] HKDC 611 [2021] HKCA 7 [2021] HKCFA 43 [2022] HKCFA 7

Cited By (1)

[2024] HKCFA 17
MK V. DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AID

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Hong Kong Courts portal.

Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2022] HKCFA 13)