23 Aug 2018
HKSAR v. LUAN GANG AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- [2018] HKDC 1040
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCCC790/2015
The court exercised its discretion to award costs in part: D1's conduct in transferring assets and leaving the mainland objectively brought suspicion and justified a reduction, but the prosecution's inadequate pre-assessment of the mainland law expert meant the prosecution must bear consequences; accordingly D1 was awarded 50% of trial costs excluding costs occasioned by the five specified unsuccessful applications and not entitled to pre-information costs. D2, having only assisted in transferring assets and lacking evidence of knowledge or participation in the alleged offences, was awarded h…