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Citation
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Judgment date
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| December 2025 |
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Whether circumstantial and expert evidence supported conviction and whether judge misdirected on mens rea, late evidence, post‑offence conduct.
Criminal law – Circumstantial evidence – Drawing inferences from primary facts; Mens rea – inference of intention to kill from nature of wound and facts; Expert/scientific evidence – role as part of whole-case assessment; Late disclosure/recall of witness statements – admissibility and prejudice; Post‑offence conduct – admissibility, need to balance probative value against prejudicial effect and to consider innocent explanations; Lies as evidence – application of Lucas direction; Application of the Proviso where inadmissible evidence was admitted but verdict inevitable.
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5 December 2025 |
| October 2025 |
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Refusal to grant residence permit to same‑sex spouse found discriminatory; court ordered permit issued, refusing to amend marriage law.
Constitutional law — discrimination (sexual orientation) — sections 7, 9, 16 — interpretation of “spouse” in Immigration Ordinance to include foreign same‑sex marriages — section 10 as lex specialis on right to marry — remedial powers under section 21(2) — courts may fashion effective relief — costs: appellate review of discretionary costs orders (plainly wrong test).
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27 October 2025 |
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Appeal dismissed: strong DNA and circumstantial evidence supported convictions; stays and procedural complaints failed.
Abuse of process – stay applications; Disclosure obligations – materiality and relevance; DNA evidence – admissibility, contradictory reports, and jury directions; Circumstantial evidence and no‑case submissions; Procedural irregularities and material irregularity test; Joint enterprise and good‑character directions.
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27 October 2025 |
| July 2025 |
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10 July 2025 |
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8 July 2025 |
| June 2025 |
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5 June 2025 |
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5 June 2025 |
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5 June 2025 |
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5 June 2025 |
| October 2024 |
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23 October 2024 |
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23 October 2024 |
| August 2024 |
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5 August 2024 |
| June 2024 |
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21 June 2024 |
Appeal against Conviction - Disclosure – Expert Evidence – Admission of Expert Evidence – Timeliness of Disclosure – Adequacy of Expert Report – Whether the learned judge erred in allowing an Expert Report to be admitted- Summation –Adequacy of Summation-Whether the learned judge properly directed the jury. |
21 June 2024 |
| May 2024 |
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17 May 2024 |
Leave to Appeal- The Test for granting Leave to Appeal- Whether the appeal has a reasonable prospect of success- Whether there is some other compelling reason for the appeal to be heard. |
17 May 2024 |
| April 2024 |
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17 April 2024 |
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17 April 2024 |
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15 April 2024 |
| February 2024 |
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29 February 2024 |
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29 February 2024 |
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29 February 2024 |
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29 February 2024 |
| December 2023 |
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15 December 2023 |
Appeal – Labour Tribunal – Unfair Dismissal - Employer/Employee Relationship – Whether the Labour Tribunal erred in finding that no Employer/Employee Relationship existed. |
15 December 2023 |
| October 2023 |
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Appeal – Attorney’s Lien – Restrictions – Registered Land Ordinance – Interest in Land – Trust - Equitable Interest |
27 October 2023 |
Appeal - Recusal – Bias - Leave to Appeal –Refusal of Stay –Abuse of process- Indemnity Costs |
27 October 2023 |
Appeals - Application for Recusal – Refusal to Recuse – Leave to appeal – Application for Stay/Adjournment Pending Appeal refused- Whether the judge exercised proper discretion – Principles to be applied on Stay/Adjournment Pending Appeal |
27 October 2023 |
| May 2023 |
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24 May 2023 |
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24 May 2023 |
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24 May 2023 |
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24 May 2023 |
| March 2023 |
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24 March 2023 |
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24 March 2023 |
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24 March 2023 |
| February 2023 |
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8 February 2023 |
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3 February 2023 |
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3 February 2023 |
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3 February 2023 |
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3 February 2023 |
| August 2022 |
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31 August 2022 |
| July 2022 |
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25 July 2022 |
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13 July 2022 |
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11 July 2022 |
| April 2022 |
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7 April 2022 |
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7 April 2022 |
| March 2022 |
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29 March 2022 |
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8 March 2022 |
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7 March 2022 |
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1 March 2022 |