Read the full judgment text of FAMV 57/2016 on BabelCite. This Court of Final Appeal judgment was delivered on 18 April 2017 before Mr Justice Tang PJ, Mr Justice Fok PJ and Mr Justice Bokhary NPJ.
Civil procedure – leave to appeal – Court of Final Appeal – great general or public importance – compensation for extinguished marine rights – meaning of 'godown purposes' – factual assumptions in before and after valuations – PBIL's marine rights at Penny's Bay extinguished in 1995 – compensation claim assessed by Lands Tribunal in 2014 – both parties appealed to Court of Appeal – leave to appeal refused by Court of Appeal – applications for leave to Appeal Committee – test for leave: question involved, of great general or public importance, reasonably arguable – 'or otherwise' basis not warranted – leave granted on PBIL's question on 'godown purposes' and Director's question on factual assumptions – all other questions refused – costs in the appeals
Legal issues: Leave to appeal – great general or public importance
Outcome: Leave to appeal granted to PBIL on one question and to the Director on one question; all other applications for leave refused.
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