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Self‑suspicion doctrine
  • 2 Dec 2023

    香港特別行政區 訴 李麗珍

    Citation
    [2023] HKDC 1746
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCCC646/2021

    The judge refused costs because, objectively, the second defendant's role as authorised signatory, involvement in transfers totaling US$83,726,597.73 despite declared modest income, and conduct in processing transfers and participating in the payment group amounted to bringing suspicion on herself and led the prosecution to believe the evidence was stronger than it was; therefore the court exercised its discretion to refuse costs.