Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Right of access to lawyer

Legal area

Court

22 Aug 2006

HKSAR v. LEE KA MING AND ANOTHER

Citation

HKSAR v. LEE KA MING AND ANOTHER
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA223/2006

The appeals are allowed and convictions quashed because the magistrate unjustifiably revoked bail without affording representations and engaged in conduct that would lead a fair‑minded and informed observer to conclude there was a real possibility of bias, rendering the trial unfair despite some later acquittals.
14 Jun 2000

HKSAR v. LEE YAT FAN

Citation

HKSAR v. LEE YAT FAN
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC414/1999

The Court refused leave to appeal: the trial judge's interventions, considered individually and cumulatively, did not render the trial unfair or invite the jury to disbelieve the applicant; the records of interview were admissible and any inaccuracy did not require withdrawal or special adverse direction; discrepancies in evidence and issues about access to counsel were matters for the jury and did not make the convictions unsafe; the evidence was sufficient to support convictions for two counts of trafficking.