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Hong Kong Case Law

Public order ordinance s17b

  • 18 Mar 2014

    HKSAR v. CHOW NOK HANG

    Citation
    HKSAR v. CHOW NOK HANG
    Court
    Court of Final Appeal
    Case number
    FACC12/2012

    The court held that the prosecution must pay the costs of the appeals to each appellant (to be taxed unless agreed); the 1st appellant is not entitled to costs of the trial because his conduct justified deprivation of those costs; costs before Barnes J and the costs of the 1st appellant in this court are to be taxed under the Legal Aid Ordinance; there was no reason to deprive the appellants of their appeal costs despite the prosecution having been granted leave to appeal.

  • 18 Mar 2014

    HKSAR v. WONG HIN WAI

    Citation
    HKSAR v. WONG HIN WAI
    Court
    Court of Final Appeal
    Case number
    FACC13/2012

    The Court held that the appellants should receive the costs of the appeals: prosecution must pay costs of the appeals to each appellant (taxed unless agreed); the 1st appellant should not be awarded costs of the trial because his conduct warranted denial of those costs; costs before Barnes J are to be taxed under the Legal Aid Ordinance; the costs in this court for the 1st appellant are to be taxed under the Legal Aid Ordinance; certification for number of counsel left to the taxing master.

  • 18 Mar 2014

    HKSAR v. CHOW NOK HANG AND ANOTHER

    Citation
    HKSAR v. CHOW NOK HANG AND ANOTHER
    Court
    Court of Final Appeal
    Case number
    FACC14/2012

    The court exercised its discretion to deny the 1st appellant trial costs because his conduct justified depriving him of those costs, but awarded the appellants costs of the appeals, ordering the prosecution to pay those costs (taxed unless agreed); costs before Barnes J are to be taxed under the Legal Aid Ordinance and the 1st appellant's costs in this court are to be taxed under the Legal Aid Ordinance.