11 Mar 2020
A v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2020] HKCFI 427
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL176/2018
The court held that HKBOR 11(5) did not entitle the applicant to compensation because his conviction was quashed in the ordinary course of appeal and therefore was not a 'final decision' within the meaning of the provision; independently, the Deputy Solicitor General's refusal under the Ex Gratia Scheme was lawful and not Wednesbury unreasonable because he permissibly considered the totality of materials and legitimately concluded there was serious doubt about the applicant's innocence; the judicial review was dismissed.