Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Fair trial and jury directions

Legal area

Court

25 Feb 2019

HKSAR v. SILVA BARBA ALEXANDER ALBERTO

Citation

[2019] HKCA 217
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC184/2017

Leave to appeal refused because the judge gave correct and balanced directions, the disputed evidential gaps did not render the trial unfair, the issues were factual for the jury whose verdict was not impeached, and no bias or procedural unfairness was demonstrated.
17 Dec 2015

HKSAR v. IP WING LUN

Citation

HKSAR v. IP WING LUN
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC368/2014

Viewing the summing‑up as a whole and in context of a long, complex multi‑defendant commercial trial, the judge adequately placed the essentials of D5's defence before the jury; any isolated remarks or expression of tentative judicial view did not render the trial unfair and did not render the verdict unsafe, therefore the appeal is dismissed and the conviction is upheld.