LIU SUNG WAI V. HKSAR

[1998] HKCFA 27 Court of Final Appeal 1 December 1998 • FACC2/1998 • 17 min read

Outcome

Appeal allowed

I would allow the appeal so as to quash all the convictions.

Source: [1998] HKCFA 27, Court of Final Appeal, decided 1 December 1998. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (5)

Anthony Mason Coram Bokhary Coram Ching Coram Court: Chief Justice Li Coram Litton Coram

Counsel (4)

Department of Justice Firm A.E. Schapel Counsel Respondent Catherine Fung Counsel Respondent Gerard McCoy SC Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

HKSAR Respondent Liu Sung Wai Appellant

Statutes Cited

Evidence Ordinance (Cap 8)

s 77E s 77E(1) s 77F(1) s 77F(1)(d)

Theft Ordinance (Cap 210)

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 3 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2008] HKCA 214 Court of Appeal

13 June 2008

[2017] HKCFI 1611 Court of First Instance

7 September 2017

[2001] HKCA 52 Court of Appeal

19 March 2001

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Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([1998] HKCFA 27)