Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Questions of public importance

Legal area

Court

18 Feb 2014

COMPREHENSIVE AUTO RESTORATION LTD v. LEE SENG SIEW

Citation

COMPREHENSIVE AUTO RESTORATION LTD v. LEE SENG SIEW
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV159/2012

The application for leave to appeal out of time was refused because the applicant offered no explanation for a substantial delay of 6.5 months and, on the merits, Order 14 summary judgment is not an 'as of right' appeal and no question of great general or public importance was shown.
8 Jun 2010

HAPPY DRAGON RESTAURANT LTD v. THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS

Citation

HAPPY DRAGON RESTAURANT LTD v. THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV201/2009

Leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal was refused because the Director of Lands had not established a statutory right of appeal under s22(1)(a), no questions of great general or public importance were properly formulated to satisfy s22(1)(b), and no exceptional circumstances existed under the 'or otherwise' ground; additionally, the Tribunal's Reasons for declining review could not supplement or alter its earlier findings and relocation did not defeat an applicant's disturbance claim.