29 Apr 2022
香港特別行政區 訴 陳卓賢及另十人
- Citation
- [2022] HKDC 344
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCC755/2020
The applications to consolidate were dismissed because the prosecution failed to establish sufficiently that consolidation would not cause unfair prejudice to defendants or that there were adequate reasons to displace existing milestone trial dates; specific concerns included insufficient time for new preparation given the number and distinctness of witnesses and offences, likely additional legal costs especially for privately represented defendants, loss of counsel due to scheduling, optimistic prosecution time estimates, and insufficient justification to risk unfairness despite overlapping…