Read the full judgment text of CACV 226/2015 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 14 March 2017 before Cheung CJHC, Lam VP.
Contempt of court – summary contempt – insulting behaviour – Labour Tribunal – proper respondent – Secretary for Justice – Attorney General – appeal – procedure – The appellant was found guilty of insulting behaviour under s.42 of the Labour Tribunal Ordinance and fined $5,000. He appealed, naming the presiding officer as respondent. The Secretary for Justice intervened. The court determined that the proper respondent to such an appeal is the Secretary for Justice, not the presiding officer or the other party to the proceedings. Order made changing title to 'In re Mahesh J Roy' with Secretary for Justice as intervener; appeal not yet determined.
Legal issues: Proper parties to appeal against summary contempt order in Labour Tribunal
Outcome: Procedural order regarding proper parties to appeal made; appeal not yet determined.
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