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  • 12 May 2023

    HKSAR v. JAVED, SHAHID

    Citation
    [2023] HKCFI 1179
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA218/2022

    The court upheld the magistrate's exercise of discretion: the magistrate properly considered the appellant's conduct (allowing insurance to lapse for six months, failing to produce the policy after promising to do so, and not alleging theft or sale) which constituted a positive reason to refuse costs; there was no error of law or misapplication of the presumption of innocence, and the refusal of costs was therefore justified.

  • 31 Jan 2012

    HKSAR v. SU ZHONGLING

    Citation
    HKSAR v. SU ZHONGLING
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA809/2011

    The appeal is dismissed because the learned Magistrate did not act outside the ambit of his jurisdiction in refusing to order costs; there was sufficient evidence before him from which he could conclude the appellant participated in submitting the false instrument, and an appellate court will not substitute its own view absent a jurisdictional error.