9 Feb 1996
R. v. RANK XEROX (HONG KONG) LTD.
- Citation
- R. v. RANK XEROX (HONG KONG) LTD.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA1104/1995
The Magistrate acted within jurisdiction in exercising his unfettered discretion under s.5(3); disposal proceedings are to be approached neutrally with parties proving asserted facts on the balance of probabilities per R v CEC Finance; the Crown need not prove seizure beyond reasonable doubt; the Magistrate did not misplace the burden or err in drawing inferences; appeal dismissed.