1 Sept 2015
SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. CHAN AO TIEN
- Citation
- SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. CHAN AO TIEN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP502/2015
The Court of First Instance is bound by the Court of Appeal decision in Effiscient v Lehman that, for the purpose of Order 52 r3(2), entering an originating summons for hearing means issuing a notice of appointment to hear the originating summons; the court has no inherent jurisdiction to extend the 14‑day period prescribed by Order 52 r3(2) in criminal contempt proceedings; consequently the leave granted to the Secretary for Justice lapsed for failure to comply and the Time Summons is dismissed.