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Construction of "or other document" in s.9(3) pobo
  • 19 May 2016

    HKSAR v. YU OI KEE

    Citation
    HKSAR v. YU OI KEE
    Court
    Court of Final Appeal
    Case number
    FAMC69/2015

    The Court granted leave to appeal on the three specified legal questions relating to (1) the meaning of "agent" under s.9 POBO, (2) the construction of "or other document" in s.9(3) and whether board minutes are included, and (3) the applicability of the McDonnell attribution principle to POBO offences; no substantive ruling on those questions was made at this stage.

    • Definition of agent under s.9 pobo
    • Construction of "or other document" in s.9(3) pobo
    • Corporate attribution and application of mcdonnell principle to pobo offences
    • Conspiracy to use document to deceive principal