HKSAR V. YEE WENJYE (ALSO KNOWN AS YU WENJIE) (ALIAS ERIC YEE) (and 1 other)

[2022] HKCFA 6 Court of Final Appeal 11 March 2022 • FAMC1/2022; FAMC35/2021 • 20 min read

24 cases cited (0 SG, 24 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

District Court Ordinance High Court Ordinance Rules of the High Court

Judges (3)

Counsel (7)

Boase, Cohen & Collins Firm Department of Justice Firm Benson Tsoi Counsel Defendant Joycelyn Ng Counsel Respondent Martin Li, on fiat Counsel Respondent Tim Owen Counsel Defendant Vinci Lam Counsel Respondent

Parties (3)

HKSAR Respondent Chen Keen (alias Jack Chen) Applicant Yee Wenjye Applicant

Summary

Chen Keen and Yee Wenjye applied for leave to appeal against their convictions for conspiracy to defraud in relation to the acquisition of farms in New Zealand by a Hong Kong listed company. The case raised issues about the proper approach to stay applications on grounds of abuse of process, delay, and the effect of parallel proceedings. The applications for leave to appeal were dealt with on their merits.

Statutes Cited

District Court Ordinance (Cap 336)

High Court Ordinance (Cap 4)

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (24)

UK (3)

[1992] 3 WLR 9 [2000] 2 AC 326 [2005] EWCA Crim 1953

HK (21)

(2000) 3 HKCFAR 503 (2001) 4 HKCFAR 133 (2003) 6 HKCFAR 222 (2003) 6 HKCFAR 336 (2005) 8 HKCFAR 80 (2006) 9 HKCFAR 836 (2007) 10 HKCFAR 335 (2007) 10 HKCFAR 632 (2011) 14 HKCFAR 837 (2019) 22 HKCFAR 248 (2019) 22 HKCFAR 51 (2020) 23 HKCFAR 169 (2021) 24 HKCFAR 193 [2008] 3 HKLRD 1 [2008] 4 HKC 323 [2009] 6 HKC 234 [2013] 3 HKLRD 373 [2018] HKCA 167 [2018] HKCFI 2218 [2020] HKCFA 45 [2021] HKCFA 34

Cited By (1)

[2022] HKCFA 22

HKSAR V. MILNE JOHN

Judgment

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Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2022] HKCFA 6)