Read the full judgment text of FAMV 57/2016 on BabelCite. This Court of Final Appeal judgment was delivered on 18 April 2017 before Tang PJ, Fok PJ, Bokhary NPJ.
Land compensation – marine rights – extinguished by gazette notice – assessment of compensation – leave to appeal to Court of Final Appeal – test for leave – great general or public importance – reasonably arguable – meaning of 'godown purposes' in permitted use of land – whether use for godown purposes requires a building or part of a building – whether Court of Appeal erred in holding that most factual assumptions directed by the Court of Final Appeal could not lead to differences in before and after valuations – leave granted on two questions only – costs in the appeals.
Legal issues: Leave to appeal threshold
Outcome: Leave to appeal granted in part to both parties on their respective single questions; otherwise, leave to appeal refused.
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