Collection of Notable Judicial Decisions involving the Government

Significant Judicial Decisions involving the Government Civil Cases. This table consists of 4 columns and 8 rows. The first column is 'Number', the second column is 'Case Name', the third column is 'Court / Contract Ref.', the forth column is 'Date of Latest Judgment / Reasons for Verdict'
Date Case Name /Number Subject Matter Involved
17 Dec 2014 CHANG HYUN CHI v. OFFICIAL RECEIVER AND ANOTHER

CACV 110/2013
Bankruptcy - constitutionality of s. 30A(10)(a) of the Bankruptcy Ordinance, Cap. 6
15 Dec 2014 AVIATION FUEL SUPPLY COMPANY v. COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE

FACV 14/2013
Taxation - profits tax on business of franchisee
09 Dec 2014 DR CHAN PO SUM v. THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG

CACV 103/2013
Professional misconduct - surgeon's duty to warn a patient of the risk in surgery
21 Nov 2014 CHIU LUEN PUBLIC LIGHT BUS CO LTD (潮聯公共小型巴士有限公司) v. PERSONS UNLAWFULLY OCCUPYING OR REMAINING ON THE PUBLIC HIGHWAY NAMELY, THE WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF ARGYLE STREET BETWEEN THE JUNCTION OF TUNG CHOI STREET AND PORTLAND STREET AND/OR OTHER PERSONS HINDERING OR PREVENTING THE PASSING OR REPASSING OF ARGYLE STREET AND OTHERS

HCMP 3028/2014
Public Nuisance - enforcement of interim injunction
10 Nov 2014 CHIU LUEN PUBLIC LIGHT BUS COMPANY LIMITED (潮聯公共小型巴士有限公司) v. PERSONS UNLAWFULLY OCCUPYING OR REMAINING ON THE PUBLIC HIGHWAY NAMELY, THE WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF ARGYLE STREET BETWEEN THE JUNCTION OF TUNG CHOI STREET AND PORTLAND STREET AND/OR OTHER PERSONS HINDERING OR PREVENTING THE PASSING OR REPASSING OF ARGYLE STREET AND OTHERS;

GOLDON INVESTMENT LIMITED v. PERSONS WHO ERECTED OR PLACED OR MAINTAINED OBSTRUCTIONS OR OTHERWISE DO ANY ACT TO CAUSE OBSTRUCTION, OR TO PREVENT OR HINDER THE CLEARANCE AND REMOVAL OF THE OBSTRUCTIONS AT THE ENTRANCES OR EXITS OF CITIC TOWER, 1. TIM MEI AVENUE, CENTRAL, HONG KONG (“CITIC TOWER”), AND/OR THE VEHICULAR/PEDESTRIAN PASSAGEWAY AT TIM MEI AVENUE AND/OR LUNG WUI ROAD WHICH BLOCK VEHICULAR OR PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO CITIC TOWER AND ANOTHER;

LAI HOI PING (黎海平) & TAM CHUN HUNG (譚駿雄) v. PERSONS OCCUPYING PORTIONS OF NATHAN ROAD NEAR TO AND BETWEEN ARGYLE STREET AND DUNDAS STREET TO PREVENT OR OBSTRUCT NORMAL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FROM PASSING AND REPASSING THE OCCUPIED AREAS AND OTHERS

HCA 2086/2014, HCA 2094/2014 & HCA 2104/2014
Public Nuisance - interim injunction
10 Nov 2014 CHAU FOO CHEONG SIDNEY v. COMMISSIONER OF THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION

HCMP 2268/2013
Legal professional privilege - Claim for return of documents
21 Oct 2014 REGAL SHINING LIMITED v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE

HCMP 2781/2012
Land use - unauthorised columbarium development
16 Oct 2014 陳碩謙 v. HOSPITAL AUTHORITY

CACV 189/2012
Mental Health Ordinance - Constitutionality of section 69
15 Oct 2014 PENNY'S BAY INVESTMENT CO LTD v. DIRECTOR OF LANDS

LDMR 23/1999 & LDMR 1/2005
Land Compensation - Marine Rights Extinguishment
15 Sep 2014 THE SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. JOSEPH LO KIN CHING AND DEREK LAI KAR YAN, THE JOINT AND SEVERAL ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF KUNG, NINA (龔如心) ALSO KNOWN AS NINA KUNG AND NINA T H WANG AND OTHERS

CACV 44/2013
Trusts and charities - construction of will - leave to appeal to the CFA
11 Sep 2014 CHURCH BODY OF THE HONG KONG SHENG KUNG HUI AND ANOTHER v. COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE

CACV 41/2010
Profits Tax - Change of intention
05 Aug 2014 SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. SANRITA WONG KWOK MEI

HCMP 3114/2000
Application for Prohibition Order
26 May 2014 HO KIN MAN & ORS v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

CACV 175/2012, CACV 200/2012, CACV 228/2012 & CACV 229/2012
Claim for wrongful termination of service
12 May 2014 LEE BING CHUENG (李炳章) ALSO KNOWN AS 李子文 SPELT AS LI TSZ MAN OR LEE CHE MAN OR LEE CHI MAN OR LEE SZE MAN v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE

CACV 53/2013
Encroachment of land
25 Apr 2014 YANG YEE MAN, THE ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF LAM LOK KIN, DECEASED v. LEUNG HING HUNG (THIRD PARTIES: SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE AND HONG KONG PARKING LTD)

HCPI 443/2010
Personal injuries claim - design of the car park and the location of parking traffic sign
15 Apr 2014 NEW MERCURY HOLDING CORPORATION v. THE SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE

CACV 73/2013 & CACV 74/2013
Lands - curtilage covenant
11 Apr 2014 THE SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. JOSEPH LO KIN CHING and DEREK LAI KAR YAN, THE JOINT AND SEVERAL ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF KUNG, NINA (龔如心) also known as NINA KUNG and NINA T H WANG AND OTHERS

CACV 44/2013
Trusts and charities - construction of will
13 Mar 2014 GHULAM RBANI v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

FACV 15/2013
Immigration - damages for unlawful detention
13 Mar 2014 HO MAN KONG v. SUPERINTENDENT OF LAI CHI KOK RECEPTION CENTRE & ANOR

FACV 13/2013
Habeas Corpus - admission of interception evidence
07 Feb 2014 DR Q v. THE HEALTH COMMITTEE OF THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG

HCMP 1970/2013
Contempt of Court
03 Jan 2014 CLP POWER HONG KONG LTD v. COMMISSIONER OF RATING AND VALUATION

LDGA 241/2004 & LDRA 365-369/2004
Government rent and rating appeals - assessment of rateable value
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