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Hong Kong Case Law

Delay in proceedings

  • 18 Aug 2023

    SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. YEUNG HIN WUN

    Citation
    [2023] HKCFI 1029
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP674/2022

    Balancing the need to enforce the injunction and deter breaches against the Defendant's remorse, cooperation, youth, good character and the inordinate delay in bringing proceedings, the appropriate, proportionate sanction was two months' imprisonment suspended for 12 months together with a contribution of HK$80,000 towards the SJ's costs; the breach was aggravated by misuse of access as a service provider and the substantial immediate harm caused to the victims.

  • 8 Aug 2023

    SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. WONG KWOK LEUNG

    Citation
    [2023] HKCFI 2026
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP664/2022

    The defendant was in contempt for reposting prohibited personal data in breach of the Police Doxxing Injunction and Anonymity Order; having weighed aggravating features (publication of personal data including a child, less than frank account to police) against mitigation (one‑off conduct, limited reach, deletion before arrest, good character, family and financial hardship, and delay in proceedings), the appropriate and proportionate sentence was 28 days imprisonment suspended for 12 months and an order that the defendant contribute HK$25,000 towards the Secretary for Justice's costs.

  • 13 May 1997

    SIU SAU YUNG v. TAK WING CONTRACTORS LTD. and CHINA EXPAND CONSTRUCTION LTD. and Others

    Citation
    SIU SAU YUNG v. TAK WING CONTRACTORS LTD. and CHINA EXPAND CONSTRUCTION LTD. and Others
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCPI1139/1996

    Payments into court are offers to settle and multiple payments are separate offers; where payments into court exceeded the eventual recovery, the defendants were entitled to their costs from 20 December 1994; the defendants' procedural errors and delays did not amount to serious misconduct sufficient to deprive them of that entitlement; therefore plaintiff receives costs up to 20 December 1994 and defendants receive costs thereafter, including costs of the 13 May 1997 hearing with a counsel certificate, with plaintiff's own costs taxed under Legal Aid Regulations.