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Hong Kong Case Law

Change of defence

  • 9 Feb 2022

    HKSAR v. CHAN MAN SUM, IVAN

    Citation
    [2022] HKCA 218
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC400/2017

    Because the applicant, legally aided and indigent, succeeded on appeal and a retrial was ordered, the court held that costs should follow the event and awarded the applicant his legal aid contributions for both the appeal and the retrial; denying those sums would effectively deny legal aid to an indigent defendant despite prior findings and changes of defence.

  • 3 Feb 2006

    HKSAR v. KWONG, SIU-KEUNG

    Citation
    HKSAR v. KWONG, SIU-KEUNG
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA1250/2005

    The appellate court upheld the magistrate's finding of guilt because the CCTV and conduct (deliberate concealment and zipping up behind cover) plus the appellant's inconsistent and changed explanations rendered the innocent-forgetting defence inherently improbable, justifying dismissal of the appeal.