WAH YICK ENTERPRISES CO LTD V. BUILDING AUTHORITY

[1999] HKCFA 41 Court of Final Appeal 1 March 1999 • FACV12/1998 • 20 min read

5 cases cited (0 HK, 5 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

the appeal is dismissed with costs.

Source: [1999] HKCFA 41, Court of Final Appeal, decided 1 March 1999. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (5)

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

Counsel (6)

Department of Justice Firm Audrey Eu Counsel Appellant David Widdicombe Counsel Appellant Jenny Fung Counsel Respondent Nicholas Cooney Counsel Respondent Y.C. Mok Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Building Authority Respondent Wah Yick Enterprises Co Ltd Appellant

Statutes Cited

Buildings Ordinance (Cap 123)

Town Planning Ordinance (Cap 131)

s 3(1) s 4(1)(h)

Cases Cited (5)

UK (4)

[1900] 1 Ch 412 [1927] AC 343 [1968] 1 QB 631 [1971] AC 508

HK (1)

[1997] 2 HKC 182

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 16 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2013] HKCFA 40 Court of Final Appeal

[2014] HKCFI 1879 Court of First Instance

21 October 2014

[2009] HKCA 82 Court of Appeal

27 February 2009

[2017] HKCA 606 Court of Appeal

24 November 2017

[2017] HKCA 607 Court of Appeal

24 November 2017

[2012] HKCA 44 Court of Appeal

18 January 2012

[2011] HKCFI 268 Court of First Instance

[2020] HKLdT 37 Lands Tribunal

11 September 2020

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Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([1999] HKCFA 41)