Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Hong Kong Case Law

Evidence (dashboard camera)

  • 12 Aug 2025

    香港特別行政區 訴 植英傑

    Citation
    [2025] HKCFI 4819
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA464/2024

    The court accepted the dashcam video as authentic and accurate, accepted the complainant's credible witness evidence, rejected the appellant's inconsistent accounts and explanations, concluded the appellant negligently cut into the complainant's lane causing the collision, and found the prosecution proved careless driving beyond reasonable doubt; the imposed fine was not manifestly excessive and was affirmed.

  • 31 Oct 2022

    香港特別行政區 訴 李譜文

    Citation
    [2022] HKCFI 3317
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA98/2022

    The appeal was dismissed because the dashcam evidence and police scene plan demonstrated the appellant's driving fell below the standard of a reasonable and prudent driver (attempting to overtake then abruptly braking and stopping beyond the appropriate entry point), which caused the obstruction and chain collision; the trial judge did not act improperly and the first vehicle's speed was not a determinative cause of the accident.