Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Good cause refusal

Legal area

Court

27 Mar 2018

HKSAR v. CHEUNG KIN CHUNG

Citation

[2018] HKCFI 675
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA561/2017

The magistrates lawfully refused to issue the private summonses for good cause because the informations failed to disclose the essential elements of the alleged assaults and any factual basis for alleging participation or aiding and abetting by the intended defendants; there is no general right to an open/public hearing before a magistrate refuses to issue a private summons.
4 Feb 2016

HKSAR v. CHEUNG KIN CHUNG

Citation

HKSAR v. CHEUNG KIN CHUNG
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA689/2015

The magistrate had good cause to refuse the five applications because the material before him lacked sufficient particulars and substance to establish the essential ingredients of the alleged offences and because Magistrates' Courts do not have jurisdiction to punish contempts except those in the face of the court; there was no evidence of bias and the appellant received a fair hearing, so the appeals are dismissed.