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Persistent telephone calls (s20(c) summary offences ordinance)
  • 16 Dec 2005

    HKSAR v. YAU CHIU MING

    Citation
    HKSAR v. YAU CHIU MING
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA300/2002

    The refusal to entertain an application for costs made three years after the event, absent a satisfactory explanation, was a lawful exercise of discretion and does not raise a point of great and general importance; accordingly a certificate under section 32(2) is refused because the matter is not of sufficient general importance and criminal proceedings require finality.

    • Persistent telephone calls (s20(c) summary offences ordinance)
    • Retrial
    • Delay and finality in criminal proceedings
    • Certificate under s32(2) court of final appeal ordinance
    • Discretionary refusal to entertain late applications for costs