23 Aug 2016
CHINA GAS HOLDINGS LTD v. LI XIAO YUN AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- CHINA GAS HOLDINGS LTD v. LI XIAO YUN AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of Final Appeal
- Case number
- FAMV15/2016
Leave to appeal was refused because the application was not reasonably arguable: the questions raised rested on the erroneous premise that the effect of PRC provisions was a pure question of law for the court to decide without regard to expert evidence, or improperly invited the Court to re‑try and re‑assess expert evidence; the Court of Appeal properly gave weight to and relied on expert evidence that Circular 78 did not apply to the transactions and persons in issue, and its conclusions on foreign law are evidential and not binding precedent; additionally Circular 78 has been repealed reduc…