3 Jul 2023
LI CHIU WAH JOSEPH v. HONG KONG SOCIETY OF NOTARIES
- Citation
- [2023] HKCA 809
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV394/2020
Leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal was refused. The Court held that Cavendish establishes a unified legitimate-interest proportionality test which properly subsumes traditional pre-estimate/deterrent distinctions; the applicant failed to demonstrate that principle or its application in the CA Judgment raised an arguable question of GPI; the HK$3,000 Late Charge was not a penalty because it served a legitimate purpose (ensuring compliance with the Undertaking) and the amount was not out of all proportion; questions on amenability to judicial review and the advanced new point were not…