22 Apr 2026
HKSAR v. SADLER SIMON PETER AND OTHERS
- Citation
- [2026] HKDC 721
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCC731/2024
The application was refused because the applicant failed to establish a sound reason to depart from the norm of in‑court testimony: the witness's claimed farming and caregiving difficulties were not proven with sufficient diligence or evidence, alternatives (such as finding a sitter or other arrangements) were not shown to be impracticable, and the prosecution could not demonstrate that the proposed remote measures sufficiently preserved the solemnity and confrontation rights in this important and contested criminal trial.