Read the full judgment text of HCMA 001134/2002 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 2 January 2003.
1. This is an appeal against a magistrate's refusal to award costs to the Appellant who was acquitted of the charges laid against it. The Appellant and its forwarder each faced eight summonses for importing textile without licence, contrary to section 6C(1) and 6C(2) of the Import and Export Ordinance, Cap 60. The forwarder pleaded guilty while the Appellant entered pleas of not guilty. The case against the Appellant was set down for trial on 25 October 2002 before another magistrate. Two days b