1 Aug 2016
SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. CHAN AO TIEN
- Citation
- SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. CHAN AO TIEN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV128/2016
The Court held these committal proceedings, brought by motion under Order 52, are civil causes or matters for the purposes of the High Court Ordinance and Rules of the High Court; Section 50 applies to interlocutory orders in committal proceedings but does not negate the leave requirement under Section 14AA for interlocutory appeals (subject to specific exemptions in Order 59 Rule 21 for committal and variation/discharge of committal orders); Article 10 and 11 HKBoR protections apply notwithstanding the civil classification; a rolled-up hearing for leave and substantive appeals was directed f…