Read the full judgment text of FAMV 57-65/2016 on BabelCite. This Court of Final Appeal judgment was delivered on 18 April 2017 before Tang PJ, Fok PJ, Bokhary NPJ.
Land compensation – extinction of marine rights – leave to appeal to Court of Final Appeal – test of great general or public importance – meaning and scope of 'godown purposes' as a permitted user – whether Court of Appeal correctly interpreted direction on factual assumptions for before and after valuations – Appeal Committee grants leave on two specific questions only – remainder of leave applications refused – costs in appeals
Legal issues: Leave to appeal - whether question of godown purposes meets test · Leave to appeal - whether Court of Appeal's holding on factual assumptions is correct
Outcome: Leave to appeal granted in part: PBIL granted leave on one question regarding the meaning of 'godown purposes'; Director of Lands granted leave on one question regarding the Court of Appeal's holding on factual assumptions; all other leave applications refused.
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