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Topic

Timeliness of proceedings

Legal area

Court

19 Dec 2007

CECILIA YOUNG YAU YAU v. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE OF DENTAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG

Citation

CECILIA YOUNG YAU YAU v. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE OF DENTAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP2412/2007

Leave for judicial review and extension of time were refused because the application was late, the applicant failed to place all relevant material before the court in a timely manner, the legal aid stay was properly lifted to avoid disrupting the disciplinary inquiry, and the applicant’s materials did not show an arguable public law challenge to the Council’s decision.
23 Dec 1988

GUESS?, INC AND OTHERS v. LEE SECK MON AND OTHERS

Citation

GUESS?, INC AND OTHERS v. LEE SECK MON AND OTHERS
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV97/1988

The Court refused leave because the questions did not clearly arise from its judgment or demonstrate the requisite degree of general or public importance, and because granting leave would impose an improper moratorium on the plaintiffs' prosecution of their claim; accordingly the Court exercised its discretion to refuse the application to protect timely resolution of the case.