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Hong Kong Case Law

Weight and materiality of evidence
  • 15 May 2019

    周 對 蔡

    Citation
    [2019] HKCA 540
    Court
    Court of Appeal
    Case number
    CACV553/2018

    The application to admit fresh evidence was dismissed because the proffered evidence was third‑party observational material from a person with a relationship to the respondent, raised credibility concerns, and the court concluded the evidence would not have a material impact on the trial judge's decision; although a looser approach to post‑trial evidence applies in children's cases, admissibility still depends on content, weight and likely effect on the original ruling.