29 Apr 2022
香港特別行政區 訴 陳重誼及另十人
- Citation
- [2022] HKDC 344
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCC650/2020
The applications to consolidate were dismissed because consolidation would cause unfair prejudice to defendants: insufficient time remained before scheduled milestone trial dates for defence teams to incorporate substantially different additional witnesses and charges; several counsel indicated inability to continue if dates moved; prosecution estimates of time and overlap were optimistic and risked underestimating additional preparation and cost burdens (particularly for privately represented defendants); and concerns about court capacity and COVID-19 transmission reinforced that there was n…