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Topic

Inference of concerted action

Legal area

Court

12 Aug 2013

HKSAR v. WONG KWOK WAI

Citation

HKSAR v. WONG KWOK WAI
Court

Court of Final Appeal
Case number

FAMC49/2012

The evidence established that the applicant and the money lender acted in concert in a dishonest, surreptitious enterprise to extract money from the borrower, bringing the conduct squarely within 'collusion' under s.29(10); there was no unlawful reversal of the burden of proof, and therefore leave to appeal is refused.
2 May 2003

HKSAR v. CHEUNG SIU CHUN

Citation

HKSAR v. CHEUNG SIU CHUN
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA1135/2002

The appeal was dismissed because the complainant's evidence was uncontradicted and the inconsistencies identified were insufficient to render her account unbelievable; in those circumstances the magistrate was entitled to infer the appellant pointed out the victim and acted in concert with the assailants, and the conviction for common assault was therefore safe.