梁志文 對 香港特別行政區政府
The application for leave to appeal out of time was refused because the proposed appeal had no arguable basis and the applicant failed to provide any meaningful response to the reasons in the earlier judgment; accordingly there were no grounds to grant permission.
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- Citation
- [2021] HKCFI 1638
- Parties
- Plaintiff: 梁志文; Defendant: 香港特別行政區政府
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Jurisdiction
- Hong Kong
- Judgment Date
- 11 June 2021
- Case Number
- HCA1633/2019
- Procedural Posture
- Judicial Review/leave to Appeal Application / Application for Permission to Appeal Out of Time (summons)
- Outcome
- Application dismissed; summons set aside; leave to appeal out of time refused; applicant ordered to pay respondent's costs.
- Legal Topics
- Out‑of‑time Appeal, Leave to Appeal, Costs
- Source Language
- ch
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Parties
梁志文
Plaintiff
香港特別行政區政府
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review/leave to Appeal Application / Application for Permission to Appeal Out of Time (summons)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether to grant permission for an out‑of‑time appeal
- 2 Whether the proposed appeal has a real prospect of success or other compelling reasons to hear it
- 3 Whether the applicant meaningfully answered the reasons given in the earlier judgment
Ratio Decidendi
The application for leave to appeal out of time was refused because the proposed appeal had no arguable basis and the applicant failed to provide any meaningful response to the reasons in the earlier judgment; accordingly there were no grounds to grant permission.
Court Disposition
Application dismissed; summons set aside; leave to appeal out of time refused; applicant ordered to pay respondent's costs.
Orders
- Summons revoked.
- Application dismissed and leave to appeal out of time refused.
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HCA 1633/2019 [2021] HKCFI 1638 香港特別行政區 高等法院原訟法庭 民事司法管轄權 案件編號2019年第1633號 _________________ 原告人 梁志文 對 被告人 香港特別行政區政府 _________________ 主審法官：高等法院原訟法庭暫委法官廖文健 (書面處理) 原告人書面陳詞日期：2021年5月29日及6月3日 被告人書面陳詞日期：2021年6月3日 判決書日期 ：2021年6月11 日 判 決 書 原告人於2021年5月18日，藉傳票 (“該傳票”) 申請逾時上訴許可，該申請是針對本席在2021年3月15日 所作的判決 (“該判決”)。有關該判決的詳情，載於在2021年3月15日所頒下的判決書 (“該判決書”，[2021] HKCFI 667)。 有關本案的事實背景，本席已經在該判決書中說明，在此不作重複。 原告人要取得上訴許可，擬提出的上訴必須有合理機會得直，或者有其他有利於秉行公正的理由，因而該上訴應進行聆訊。參見《高等法院條例》第14AA(4)條; SMSE v KL [2019] 4 HKLRD 125, [17]; Hong Kong Civil Procedure 2021, Volume 1, para. 59/2A/4。 原告人在他的書面陳詞中，只是重複他之前提出的論調，就是他是被刑事法庭錯誤地定罪的，他據此向被告人提出申索。 本席在該判決書[12] – [16]指出了原告人的申索的種種問題，原告人就著這些法庭給予的理由，沒有提出有意義的回應。 本席認為，原告人針對該判決的上訴，完全沒有理據，法庭不可能給予他逾期上訴許可。 本席撤銷該傳票。 原告人申請失敗，須支付該傳票的訟費予被告人，金額由法庭以書面作簡易評定。被告人須於 7 天內把訟費清單交法庭存檔及送達予原告人，原告人須於其後的 7 天內把他對該訟費清單的書面回應交法庭存檔及送達予被告人。 ( 廖文健 ) 高等法院原訟法庭暫委法官 原告人：無律師代表，書面陳詞。 被告人：由律政司政府律師王家琪代表，書面陳詞。