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Hong Kong Case Law

Section 27a leave
  • 26 Apr 2013

    BRIAN ALFRED HALL v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE

    Citation
    BRIAN ALFRED HALL v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP1201/2008

    Habeas corpus leave dismissed as moot/unarguable after appellate increase of sentence; leave to apply for judicial review refused in respect of historical disciplinary decisions for want of reasonable grounds, as abuse of process or because applications were time‑barred and delay unjustified; limited leave granted only in relation to specific recent disciplinary decisions (late July to mid September 2012, ref nos 80–83) on an arguable ground that Hall was deprived of legal representation and the hearings may have been unfair; allegations of systemic structural independence breach and re‑litig…