Read the full judgment text of CACV 347/2005 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 20 September 2007 before Cheung JA, Yuen JA, Yam J.
Civil procedure – appeal – leave to appeal to Court of Final Appeal – appeal as of right – s.22(1)(a) Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance (Cap 484) – whether appeal involves claim or question respecting property amounting to $1,000,000 or more – real nature of dispute – claim for unliquidated damages for breach of contract – not a property claim – discretionary leave under s.22(1)(b) – virtual certainty of threshold amount – apparent merits – concurrent finding of repudiation – points of law of great general or public importance – academic and fact-sensitive – application dismissed with costs.
Legal issues: Appeal as of right under s.22(1)(a) of the Court of Final Appeal Ordinance · Discretionary leave under s.22(1)(b) of the Court of Final Appeal Ordinance · Points of law of great general or public importance
Outcome: Application for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal dismissed.
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