Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Reliability of evidence

Legal area

Court

25 Feb 2022

BEGUM FARHANA v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2022] HKCA 261
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CAMP173/2021

Extension of time refused because the applicant gave inconsistent and uncorroborated explanations for the delay and, critically, there was no reasonable prospect of success in the intended appeal as the grounds merely rehashed points rejected by the judge who had applied the correct legal standards.
13 Jun 2001

HKSAR v. KWOK CHI KWAN

Citation

HKSAR v. KWOK CHI KWAN
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC425/2000

The judge fairly and accurately directed the jury on the law and facts, the discrepancies relied on by the Applicant were matters for the jury to resolve, the confession evidence (admitted) did not render the convictions unsafe, and therefore the application for leave to appeal against conviction is dismissed.