19 Feb 2010
HKSAR v. HUI RUSSEL AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- HKSAR v. HUI RUSSEL AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC64/2009
The Court refused leave to appeal, holding that (1) the second applicant's cautioned statement, being voluntary and given in the factual context of dealings in the Merton apartments, did not render the trial unfair and was admissible; (2) the four initial agreements (including options) were agreements for sale within the Stamp Duty Ordinance and chargeable with duty even if unsigned by the vendor; (3) the resale transactions fell within s.29C(11)(b)(iii) so the specified event applied; (4) the judge was entitled to find dishonesty on the evidence applying the Ghosh test; and (5) the single-co…