[2022] HKCFA 24 — SUN MIN AND OTHERS V. CHU KONG (and 1 other)

Practice Areas

Basic Law JPRRO is a breach of an Ordinance Rules of the High Court

Judges (5)

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

Counsel (12)

DLA Piper Hong Kong Firm Department of Justice Firm Howse Williams Firm Benjamin Yu Counsel Appellant Bonnie Y K Cheng Counsel Appellant Cedric Yeung Counsel Intervening Party In Both Appeal Charlie Liu Counsel Respondent Johnny Mok Counsel Respondent Keith Chan Counsel Appellant Michael Lok Counsel Respondent Victor Dawes Counsel Intervening Party In Both Appeal William Liu Counsel Intervening Party In Both Appeal

Parties (6)

Pacific Bulk Shipping (Cayman) Limited Defendant Secretary for Justice Intervener Chang Dafa Defendant Chu Kong Applicant Sun Min Defendant Yan Donghai Defendant

Summary

Sun Min and others appealed in criminal contempt proceedings concerning the proper procedure for private litigants commencing such proceedings. The Court of Final Appeal considered whether private litigants must consult the Secretary for Justice before commencing contempt proceedings under Order 52 and the consequences of failing to do so. The appeal addressed important procedural questions about contempt jurisdiction.

Statutes Cited

Basic Law

Art 63

JPRRO is a breach of an Ordinance

s 3(1)

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (32)

SLR (1)

[2013] 2 SLR 246

UK (17)

[1897] 1 Ch 545 [1969] 2 AC 147 [1970] Ch 128 [1972] 2 QB 52 [1974] AC 273 [1975] QB 73 [1978] AC 435 [1988] Ch 333 [1992] 1 AC 191 [1999] 2 AC 294 [2009] 1 WLR 2406 [2012] 1 WLR 991 [2014] AC 1246 [2020] AC 491 [2021] 4 WLR 103 [2022] 1 WLR 3656 [2022] 1 WLR 367

HK (14)

(1999) 2 HKCFAR 4 (2006) 9 HKCFAR 234 (2009) 12 HKCFAR 830 [2005] 4 HKC 416 [2015] 1 HKLRD 981 [2016] 4 HKLRD 367 [2016] 5 HKLRD 370 [2017] 2 HKLRD 935 [2017] 5 HKLRD 830 [2018] 1 HKLRD 455 [2018] 4 HKLRD 194 [2018] HKCA 173 [2021] 4 HKLRD 841 [2021] HKCA 1580