27 Jun 2024
HKSAR v. LAU WAI YEE MONITA
- Citation
- [2024] HKCA 576
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC168/2023
The Court of Appeal granted leave to appeal because the applicant's grounds were reasonably arguable on central legal questions: whether the disclosure met the high seriousness threshold, whether an altruistic motive could amount to a reasonable excuse, whether the disclosure was properly categorised as nonfeasance so as to exclude motive from mens rea, whether acceptance of a retainer was sufficiently linked to misuse of public office, and whether the sentence was excessive; these issues warranted appellate determination.