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Hong Kong Case Law

Mitigation and admissions
  • 18 Jun 1980

    YIP CHUN WAH v. THE QUEEN

    Citation
    YIP CHUN WAH v. THE QUEEN
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC425/1980

    The appellate court removed the three month driving disqualification because it accepted that the appellant had been told by his insurer that a conviction would foreclose insurance assistance, and that the magistrate had relied on the appellant's failure to admit guilt in imposing disqualification; since that information would likely have affected the magistrate's decision, the disqualification was set aside while the fine was upheld.