EASTRADE HOLDINGS LTD V. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS

[2024] HKCA 1137 Court of Appeal 10 December 2024 • CACV31/2024 • 35 min read

9 cases cited (0 HK, 9 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

The appeal is therefore dismissed.

Source: [2024] HKCA 1137, Court of Appeal, decided 10 December 2024. Read directly from the judgment.

Practice Areas

Land & Property Town Planning & Land Use

Judges (3)

Au Coram G Lam Coram Kwan Coram

Counsel (6)

Department of Justice Firm Kao, Lee & Yip Firm Alvin Hor Counsel Defendant Anthony Ismail Counsel Plaintiff Benjamin Yu SC & Counsel Plaintiff Frances Lok Counsel Defendant

Statutes Cited

Buildings Ordinance (Cap 123)

s 16(1)(g)

Public Health and Buildings Ordinance (Cap 123)

s 203

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Town Planning Ordinance (Cap 131)

s 16

Cases Cited (9)

UK (2)

[1997] 1 WLR 149 [2016] 1 WLR 2366

HK (7)

(2003) 6 HKCFAR 1 (2013) 16 HKCFAR 351 (2018) 20 HKCFAR 194 (2020) 23 HKCFAR 487 [2014] 1 HKC 453 [2022] HKCA 1902 [2023] HKCFI 3356

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Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2024] HKCA 1137)