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Topic

Refusal to give evidence

Legal area

Court

12 Sept 2023

ABID AKRAM v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

Citation

[2023] HKCFI 2250
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL238/2019

Extension of time refused because the applicant's delay (over 15 months) was serious and there was no realistic prospect of success: the Board found the claim unsubstantiated and the applicant refused to give evidence, leading the Board to reject his credibility; on that basis the court exercised its discretion and refused the extension.
25 May 1988

THE QUEEN v. CHEUNG SHUI SUM

Citation

THE QUEEN v. CHEUNG SHUI SUM
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC21/1988

Conviction is upheld because the trial judge properly accepted the identification evidence of the prosecution witnesses and there was no basis to admit or rely on new factual assertions on appeal by an appellant who declined to give evidence at trial; the sentence of four years was appropriate having regard to the authority relied upon.