16 Oct 2009
HKSAR v. LEE WAI BEN
- Citation
- HKSAR v. LEE WAI BEN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA558/2009
The appeal is dismissed and costs awarded to the respondent because the magistrate correctly found, on CCTV and other evidence, that the appellant's conduct in following and laying hands on a leaving drunk brought the matter upon himself; he was not acting in self‑defence and therefore the refusal to award costs was justified.