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Delay and denial of justice
  • 22 Dec 2004

    YEUNG MAY WAN AND OTHERS v. HKSAR

    Citation
    YEUNG MAY WAN AND OTHERS v. HKSAR
    Court
    Court of Final Appeal
    Case number
    FAMC62/2004

    The Court certified two questions of law of great and general importance and granted leave to appeal: (1) whether police officers are to be regarded as acting in the due execution of their duty when processing persons arrested on the order of a superior officer who had no reasonable ground for the arrest; and (2) whether delay between appellate hearing and judgment can constitute denial of justice warranting quashing of convictions; leave was granted also on the substantial and grave injustice basis to allow consideration of related issues including possible substitution of convictions.