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Hong Kong Case Law

Interpretation of evidence

  • 14 Oct 2004

    RE TECHWIN ELECTRONIC LTD

    Citation
    RE TECHWIN ELECTRONIC LTD
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCCW299/2000

    The court determined that the alleged defects were errors of interpretation rather than errors in the English shorthand transcript, there was no indication the shorthand writer failed to accurately record the examination, and therefore the respondent must sign the transcript; the tape recording should be released to the respondent and a copy to the Official Receiver on undertakings as to costs; costs of the application were payable by the respondent, assessed at $8,000.

  • 7 May 1999

    HKSAR v. PHILIP RUSSELL BOUTTLE

    Citation
    HKSAR v. PHILIP RUSSELL BOUTTLE
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA74/1999

    Costs in the Costs in Criminal Cases Ordinance did not apply because the alleged offences occurred before the Ordinance commenced; exercising the court's discretion under the Criminal Procedure Ordinance, the judge awarded costs of the appeal to the appellant because the grounds on which the appeal was allowed related to the Magistrate's treatment of evidence and interpretation (errors by the Magistrate), and although the appellant had brought suspicion upon himself earlier such conduct justified denial of costs only as to proceedings at the Magistrate level and not as to the appeal.