Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Delay and excusability

Legal area

Court

8 Nov 2021

JAGSIR SINGH v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2021] HKCA 1610
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CAMP256/2021

Delay of five days was not substantial but applicant failed to provide a good explanation or to identify any error in the judge's refusal to grant leave; the intended appeal had no reasonable or real prospect of success, therefore extension of time to appeal was refused.
17 Jun 1998

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LTD. v. KUAN TAO SHENG AND ANOTHER

Citation

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LTD. v. KUAN TAO SHENG AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV101/1997

Leave to appeal was refused because the applicant failed to demonstrate an error so clear that the Court of Final Appeal's decision would be a foregone conclusion; the Court upheld the alternative discretionary finding that the period of delay was not inexcusable and concluded there was no basis to grant leave under the 'all or otherwise' provision.