Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Threshold test

Legal area

Court

17 Feb 2014

DESIR, ANTHONY C v. KNIGHT FRANK (SERVICES) LTD AND OTHERS

Citation

DESIR, ANTHONY C v. KNIGHT FRANK (SERVICES) LTD AND OTHERS
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCSA36/2013

The amended grounds raised by the applicant were arguable and not fanciful such that the learned adjudicator may have erred in law; therefore leave to appeal was granted.
10 Apr 2012

RE SZETO CYNTHIA

Citation

RE SZETO CYNTHIA
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV233/2011

The application for leave to appeal was dismissed because the intended judicial review did not meet the established threshold test (Po Fun Chan) and the proposed appeal was without merit, so the court properly exercised its discretion under section 22(1)(b) Cap 484 to refuse leave.