Read the full judgment text of HCAL 000020/2007 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 23 February 2007.
1. I have before me an application for the issue of a writ of habeas corpus . It is made pursuant to Order 54 of the Rules of the High Court. The application was filed on 16 February, that being the Friday before the commencement of the Lunar New Year holiday. I directed that it should be heard as soon as possible after the holiday and it therefore comes before me this morning. The applicant, Mr Pearce, prepared the application personally and has appeared personally before me this morning to