3 Apr 2013
FOK SIU WING v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE
- Citation
- FOK SIU WING v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL154/2012
Leave for judicial review was properly granted because exceptional circumstances existed: the applicant was unrepresented, the official transcript omitted a key exchange, the omission was not detected by the Chief Magistrate, the applicant was not advised to appeal out of time after legal aid was granted, and the plea was equivocal giving rise to a reasonably arguable case; requiring the applicant to pursue the full appeal route would cause delay and waste costs, so the Secretary for Justice's application for leave to appeal was refused.