HKSAR V. CHEN KEEN (ALIAS JACK CHEN) (陳克恩) (and 1 other)

[2023] HKCFA 2 Court of Final Appeal 18 January 2023 • FAMC31/2022; FAMC32/2022 • 2 min read
Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Costs in Criminal Cases Ordinance

Judges (3)

Fok Coram Lam Coram Ribeiro Coram

Counsel (9)

Boase, Cohen & Collins Firm Department of Justice Firm Haldanes Firm Benson Tsoi Counsel Defendant Betty Chiu Counsel Defendant Ian Winter Counsel Defendant Joycelyn Ng Counsel Respondent Tim Owen Counsel Defendant Vinci Lam Counsel Respondent

Parties (3)

HKSAR Respondent Chen Keen (alias Jack Chen) Applicant Hao May Applicant

Summary

Chen Keen applied for leave to appeal against his conviction for conspiracy to defraud, raising questions about the stay of criminal proceedings on grounds of abuse of process due to delay and the extra-territorial reach of Hong Kong's fraud jurisdiction. The case involved fraudulent acquisition of farms in New Zealand by a Hong Kong listed company. Leave to appeal was granted.

Statutes Cited

Costs in Criminal Cases Ordinance (Cap 492)
s 4

Cited By (1)

[2023] HKCFA 11
HKSAR V. CHEN KEEN (ALIAS JACK CHEN) (陳克恩) (and 2 others)

Judgment

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Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2023] HKCFA 2)