5 Oct 2016
The application for leave to appeal was dismissed because the intended appeal lacked a reasonable prospect of success: the court retained jurisdiction to consider the variation as the costs order nisi had not become absolute, the transcript was admissible and sufficient, the affirmation was unnecessary, and the applicant's evidence for a prohibition order was insufficient and not imminent.
2 Apr 2015
The New Transcripts were not independently discoverable documents because they were post-litigation clerical aids whose fate was tied to the primary audio-recordings which had been disclosed in time; the court therefore allowed DBS to adduce the transcripts subject to conditions to prevent prejudice (time for verification; anonymisation of unidentified voices) and affirmed that the audio-recordings remained the primary evidence in case of dispute over accuracy.
29 Jun 2006
The court held that transcripts and affidavits from private examinations under section 221 are not admissible in subsequent section 276 proceedings against other persons who did not have the opportunity to be present and take part; the basic common law rule and the principle of fairness require that private examination materials not be used against third parties and the court refused the liquidators' directions application.
12 Mar 1976
The collision was caused solely by the negligence of the 1st defendant who followed too closely and pulled out from behind a van such that he could not avoid striking the stationary vehicle; the third party was not negligent; the deceased was not negligent in parking or lighting; the transcript of the absent witness was admissible under the Evidence Ordinance and Evidence (Hearsay) Rules; damages were assessed and awarded accordingly.
24 Aug 1966
Tape‑recordings and transcripts were properly admissible where accuracy and identity were established and the judge based findings on hearing the recordings; HODSON’s credible evidence alone sufficed to convict; the timing of payments did not negate the existence of a prior unlawful agreement to pay for future official acts, so convictions were upheld.