1 Sept 2015
SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. CHAN PAK TAO
- Citation
- SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. CHAN PAK TAO
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP503/2015
The Court of First Instance is bound by the Court of Appeal decision in Effiscient v Lehman that "entered for hearing" means issuance of a notice of appointment to hear; the 14 day requirement in Order 52 r 3(2) is mandatory; the court has no inherent jurisdiction to extend that time in criminal contempt proceedings; consequently the leave granted on 20 March 2015 lapsed for all 17 cases and the Time Summons must be dismissed.