TYRRELL, BENJAMIN JOHN v. WRITER RELOCASIA LTD

TYRRELL, BENJAMIN JOHN v. WRITER RELOCASIA LTD

Leave to appeal refused because the defendant failed to establish an arguable error of law or want of jurisdiction: the appointment of Mr Desai was not satisfactorily proven and was untimely, the defendant's tactical conduct and negligence caused any prejudice, the related High Court proceedings were not sufficiently relevant to justify adjournment or transfer, and no basis existed to stay execution without leave to appeal.

Citation
TYRRELL, BENJAMIN JOHN v. WRITER RELOCASIA LTD
Parties
Claimant: Benjamin John Tyrrell; Defendant/applicant: Writer Relocasia Limited
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
19 November 2013
Case Number
HCLA14/2013
Procedural Posture
Labour Tribunal Appeal to Court of First Instance / Application for Leave to Appeal and Application for Stay of Execution (decision)
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal dismissed; application for stay of execution dismissed.
Legal Topics
Representation, Adjournment, Transfer of Proceedings, Apparent Bias, Stay of Execution, Jurisdiction, Leave to Appeal
Source Language
EN
Employment Law Civil Procedure Company Law Appeals Representation Adjournment Transfer of Proceedings Apparent Bias +3 more

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Parties

Benjamin John Tyrrell

Claimant

Writer Relocasia Limited

Defendant/applicant

Procedural Posture

Labour Tribunal Appeal to Court of First Instance / Application for Leave to Appeal and Application for Stay of Execution (decision)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether leave to appeal under section 32(1) Labour Tribunal Ordinance should be granted for error of law or want of jurisdiction
  2. 2 Whether the Labour Tribunal erred in refusing the appointment of the defendant's chosen representative Mr Desai
  3. 3 Whether the defendant was denied a fair trial or suffered prejudice as a result of lack of representation

Ratio Decidendi

Leave to appeal refused because the defendant failed to establish an arguable error of law or want of jurisdiction: the appointment of Mr Desai was not satisfactorily proven and was untimely, the defendant's tactical conduct and negligence caused any prejudice, the related High Court proceedings were not sufficiently relevant to justify adjournment or transfer, and no basis existed to stay execution without leave to appeal.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal dismissed; application for stay of execution dismissed.

Orders

  • Leave to appeal refused
  • Application for stay of execution pending appeal dismissed