HKSAR V. MILNE JOHN

[2022] HKCFA 22 Court of Final Appeal 14 November 2022 • FACC2/2022 • 41 min read

22 cases cited (0 SG, 22 foreign)

Practice Areas

Dangerous Drugs Ordinance Evidence Ordinance Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance

Judges (5)

Cheung Coram Fok Coram Lam Coram Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury Coram Stock Coram

Counsel (6)

Department of Justice Firm Morley Chow Seto Firm Derek Lau Counsel Appellant Gary Leung Counsel Appellant Nisha Mohamed Counsel Respondent Richard Donald Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

HKSAR Appellant Milne John Respondent

Summary

The prosecution was granted leave to appeal against the acquittal of John Milne on the ground that the trial judge erred in granting a permanent stay of criminal proceedings. The Court addressed the proper principles for granting a stay of proceedings and the bail conditions that should apply pending appeal. Leave to appeal was granted on the substantial and grave injustice basis.

Statutes Cited

Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Cap 134)

Evidence Ordinance (Cap 8)

s 22A

Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance

s 31

Cases Cited (22)

UK (4)

[1971] 1 WLR 1 [1972] 1 WLR 651 [1984] AC 398 [2004] EWCA Crim 311

HK (18)

(1999) 2 HKCFAR 510 (2001) 4 HKCFAR 133 (2003) 6 HKCFAR 336 (2007) 10 HKCFAR 98 (2013) 16 HKCFAR 609 (2015) 18 HKCFAR 50 (2015) 18 HKCFAR 541 (2020) 23 HKCFAR 153 (2022) 25 HKCFAR 34 [2003] 3 HKLRD 751 [2020] HKCFA 14 [2020] HKCFA 45 [2021] 1 HKC 344 [2021] HKCFI 3824 [2022] 3 HKLRD 833 [2022] HKCA 1073 [2022] HKCFA 6 [2022] HKCFI 800

Judgment

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