Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Relevance and admissibility of evidence

Legal area

Court

9 Dec 2008

FAZAL DAD v. FEDERAL SECURITIES LTD

Citation

FAZAL DAD v. FEDERAL SECURITIES LTD
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV111/2008

The appeal is dismissed because the judge's finding that the applicant was not at the site between about midnight and 5:30am was supported by ample cogent evidence (notably the padlocked gate and unchallenged evidence of Mr Saif); the erroneous exclusion of evidence about the uniform did not suffice to overturn that finding and no evidential basis existed for the alternative case or for remittal for retrial.
11 Apr 2000

AU KAM HAN AND ANOTHER v. AU KAM MING AND ANOTHER

Citation

AU KAM HAN AND ANOTHER v. AU KAM MING AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCPI1069/1998

The appeal was dismissed: the Master’s order for disclosure of police forensic reports, post‑mortem reports, scene photographs/sketches/maps and records of interviews and arrests should stand subject to editing/redaction to protect the identity of suspects at large; public interest immunity as claimed was insufficient to withhold disclosure in whole; defendants cannot shield such documents by claiming legal professional privilege or a proprietary interest; issues of admissibility are for trial, not for the disclosure stage; costs on indemnity basis were awarded to the plaintiffs and to the Se…