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Bail application costs
  • 15 Oct 2021

    香港特別行政區 訴 林宗斌及另一人

    Citation
    [2021] HKCA 1507
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACC285/2018

    Court ordered retrial because the offences were serious, the original trial judge failed to give correct and sufficient jury directions on evidence of uncharged conduct and post‑offence behaviour which could have materially affected assessment of prosecution and defence evidence, the prosecution's evidence (including an available witness) provides a realistic prospect of conviction on retrial, and there were no countervailing factors of prejudice or other considerations sufficient to make retrial unjust; costs for the original trial (excluding bail applications) are to follow the result of th…