Hong Kong Case Law

16 Dec 2005

HKSAR v. YAU CHIU MING

Citation

HKSAR v. YAU CHIU MING

Court

Court of First Instance

Case number

HCMA300/2002

The refusal to entertain an application for costs made three years after the event, absent a satisfactory explanation, was a lawful exercise of discretion and does not raise a point of great and general importance; accordingly a certificate under section 32(2) is refused because the matter is not of sufficient general importance and criminal proceedings require finality.

• Persistent telephone calls (s20(c) summary offences ordinance)
• Retrial
• Delay and finality in criminal proceedings
• Certificate under s32(2) court of final appeal ordinance
• Discretionary refusal to entertain late applications for costs