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Criminal law [2026] HKCA 979

HKSAR v. CHOW KUEN FUNG

Hong Kong Court of Appeal dealt with two criminal appeals on driving disqualification and sentence, dismissing Chow’s appeal and reducing Fung’s prison term and disqualification.

  • Disqualification from driving
  • Consecutive disqualification orders
  • Interpretation of rto s44(3)
  • Dangerous driving
  • Plea discount and sentence reduction
  • Driving-disqualification
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Criminal law [2026] HKCA 979

HKSAR v. FUNG KA WAI ROGER

The Court of Appeal considered consecutive disqualification periods and sentencing in two road traffic appeals, dismissing Chow’s appeal and allowing Fung’s appeal in part.

  • Disqualification orders
  • Consecutive disqualification periods
  • Interpretation of s44(3) rto
  • Driving whilst disqualified
  • Dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm
  • Plea discounting
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Constitutional and administrative law [2026] HKCFI 2501

SREETHONGBAI CHOTINAPHA alias SREETONGBAI CHOTINARPAR alias SREETONGBAI CHOTINAPAR v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]

Leave was granted for judicial review of the Board’s 24 April 2019 decision, because it allegedly failed to consider the merits of the claim.

  • Leave to apply for judicial review
  • Late filing of notice of appeal
  • Merits consideration by adjudicative body
  • Non-retrospectivity of legislation
  • Order 53 procedural rules
  • Section 37tz (immigration ordinance)
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Building management law [2026] HKLdT 24

美安樓業主立案法團 對 馮競文

Tribunal found respondent controlled certified committee and owners' meeting records for the six years before cessation and must deliver certified meeting minutes within 4 weeks; the recurring HK$600 payments (May 2013–Oct 2022, 114 months, total HK$68,400) were in substance statutory 'allowances' under BMO s18(2)(aa) but were not validly authorized by an owners' meeting and therefore were recoverable as unlawful payments; other claimed documents/items either had been returned, were not proved to have been in respondent's control, or the claims were too broadly pleaded and thus dismissed; pre…

  • Return of corporate records
  • Statutory duty on outgoing committee members
  • Validity of allowances under building management ordinance s18(2)(aa)
  • Recovery of unauthorized payments
  • Discretion on pre-judgment interest
  • Costs allocation
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Criminal law [2026] HKCFA 13

HKSAR v. F.S.L.

The Court of Final Appeal held that sexual gratification is not an essential element of s.146 Crimes Ordinance, and allowed the prosecution’s appeal.

  • Mens rea
  • Gross indecency
  • Indecent conduct towards a child
  • Incitement
  • Actus reus
  • Duplicity
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Money lending law [2026] HKCA 601

PREMIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD v. SO WANG FUNG AND ANOTHER

The Court of Appeal held that $180,000 withheld to service interest was not extra interest for ERI purposes, but $333,417 paid to the intermediary reduced the principal, making the loan unenforceable.

  • Effective rate of interest (eri) under mlo s24
  • Definition of interest and principal s2(1),(3) mlo
  • Set off and remedies for collusion s27(3)-(4) mlo
  • Agency/collusion between lender and intermediary
  • Double counting in eri calculation
  • Costs orders
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Land law [2026] HKCA 364

WELL HONOUR DEVELOPMENT LTD v. THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS OF LANDS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS

The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal to the CFA, holding the proposed questions were fact-sensitive, did not arise, or were academic, and ordered costs against the Applicant.

  • Assignability of compensation rights
  • Lands resumption ordinance ss.6 and 8
  • Leave to appeal to cfa (ggpi)
  • Procedure for challenging refusal under s.8 lro
  • Costs
  • Leave-to-appeal
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Civil procedure [2026] HKCA 332

李文永 對 博愛醫院

Section 28(3) of the Small Claims Tribunals Ordinance renders the Court of First Instance's refusal to grant leave final, so the appellant had no legal right to pursue the filed originating process; accordingly the originating process dated 17 November 2025 was struck out.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Finality of decision under statute
  • Small claims tribunal jurisdiction
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Competition law [2026] HKCT 1

COMPETITION COMMISSION v. GRAY LINE TOURS OF HONG KONG LTD AND OTHERS

Competition Tribunal dismissed the Commission’s enforcement action, holding that facilitation should be pursued under section 91 rather than section 6.

  • Price fixing
  • Facilitation (aiding and abetting)
  • First conduct rule (section 6)
  • Section 91 involvement
  • Contravention by object
  • Standard of proof
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Administrative law [2026] HKCA 306

LAU DIK SANG v. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE AND ANOTHER

The Court of Appeal dismissed an in-person applicant’s appeal against refusal of leave for judicial review, holding the Form 86 was defective and the claims were unarguable.

  • Prosecutorial discretion
  • Judicial review leave requirements
  • Disclosure of investigation materials
  • Trade descriptions ordinance s17(2)
  • Wednesbury unreasonableness
  • Separation of powers
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