13 Nov 2012
SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. HO CHUN YAN, ALBERT AND OTHERS
- Citation
- SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. HO CHUN YAN, ALBERT AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of Final Appeal
- Case number
- FAMV24/2012
The Court held it has jurisdiction under section 22(1)(c) purposively construed to entertain leap-frog appeals in CEEO matters; refused leave to appeal on the substantive challenges to Lam JA's striking out and dismissal because the first statement fell outside ECICO s26 period and the continuation argument was not reasonably arguable, and because the second statement had no real prospect of establishing illegal conduct under s26; further held that where a time limit is unconstitutional a reading-in of a discretion to extend time is an appropriate minimal remedy and that the proper threshold…