15 Aug 2017
香港特別行政區 訴 東亞銀行有限公司
- Citation
- 香港特別行政區 訴 東亞銀行有限公司
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA74/2017
Appellant, as legal owner of the tractor unit, failed to show on the balance of probabilities that it neither participated in nor negligently facilitated the smuggling; reliance solely on hire‑purchase contractual terms without reasonable preventive measures (such as an inspection regime) amounted to negligence that justified refusal of discretionary relief under s28(7); the appellate court found no error in the magistrate's factual conclusions and upheld the forfeiture order.