Read the full judgment text of CACC 000487/1976 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 5 June 1976.
1. I regret that there has been delay in this matter which is directly attributable to the court. Upon hearing argument from Miss Trieu for the appellant and from Miss Kam for the Crown I was disposed to the view that the major point of principle which was argued on the law did not necessarily arise in this case by virtue of its special facts and that the case could and ought to be disposed of upon a narrower basis of decision. Upon further consideration it appears to me that I had given undue w