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Criminal Law

17 July 2009 - HKSAR v Cheung Kwun Yin (張冠賢)
A deception practised on a person other than a bank (HSBC) can the subject of an offence under Section 18D(1) of the Theft Ordinance
HKSAR v Kanjapanas & Ors
Court of Appeal increases sentence of solicitor to 6 years imprisonment. (21 May 2009)
R v JTB
Lords of Appeal confirmed abolition of the presumption and defence of doli incapax (29 April 2009)
HKSAR v Wan Yet Kwai (温日貴)

"A common sense, right-thinking member of the community would consider that evidence sufficient to found a belief that the HK$1.7 million, wholly or in part, represented the proceeds of "some kind of serious crime." (5 May 2009)

R v JTB
29 April 2009 — presumption and defence of doli incapax
HKSAR v Kanjapanas, Chong Kwong Derek & Ors
12 February 2009 — conspiracy to pervert the course of justice
Lee Hsien Loong v Singapore Democratic Party and Ors
27 November 2008 — contempt of court
R v Height and Anderson
(7 October 2008) The appellants were sentenced by the Crown Court at Nottingham to life imprisonment with a minimum specified term of 24 years and 22 years respectively for murdering the 2nd appellant's wife.
HKSAR v Kissel
6 October 2008 — murder
HKSAR v. Chan Yuet Ching
22 September 2008 — "acting as a member of triad society"
HKSAR v Rahman & Ors
(2 September 2008): "Deep down inside this gargantuan case, there is a beating heart and it might be sketchily described in this way. Chau Ching Ngai (周正毅) was a Shanghai businessman who, in 2002, made everybody believe that he was rich, well-connected and honest. Of these, we can be sure that he was not honest. Indeed, nobody suggests otherwise."
The Queen v Alick Au Shui Yuen
1992 — conspiring with others to pervert the course of justice
Charles Warwick Reid
July 1990 — corruption
Eddie So Chee Kong
1992 — offering an advantage to a public servant
Early Spending Offence
A collection of uncommon speeding offence and history

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