10 Jul 2019
香港特別行政區 訴 黃永強
- Citation
- [2019] HKCFI 1646
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA54/2019
The appeal failed because the judge properly exercised discretion to refuse costs: despite acquittal, objective dashcam evidence and the circumstances showed the appellant had driven without adequate caution and created the risk, so an award of costs was not warranted; acquittal alone does not mandate costs where the defendant's conduct reasonably justifies refusal.