Read the full judgment text of FAMV57/2016 on BabelCite. This Court of Final Appeal judgment was delivered on 18 April 2017 before Tang PJ, Fok PJ, Bokhary NPJ.
Civil procedure – leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal – test of great general or public importance and reasonable arguability – compensation for extinguishment of marine rights – meaning and scope of permitted user for 'godown purposes' – whether use for 'godown purposes' must involve a building – correctness of Court of Appeal's holding on factual assumptions for before and after valuations – leave granted on two questions only – costs in the appeals
Legal issues: Meaning and scope of permitted user for godown purposes · Correctness of Court of Appeal's holding on factual assumptions for before and after valuations
Outcome: Leave to appeal granted to both parties on limited questions: PBIL granted leave on the question of the meaning and scope of 'godown purposes'; the Director granted leave on the question of the correctness of the Court of Appeal's holding on factual assumptions for before and after valuations. All other questions refused leave.
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