Read the full judgment text of HCMP 001727/2010 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 15 September 2010 before Hon Yeung JA, Saw J.
Civil procedure – Court of Appeal – Leave to appeal – Right of appeal – High Court Ordinance – Rules of the High Court – Striking out statement of claim – No reasonable cause of action – Inadvertence – Costs – Applicant sued Judge for damages regarding divorce proceedings; claim struck out by To J – Applicant sought leave to appeal which was dismissed without hearing – Court held appeal was as of right under High Court Ordinance Order 14 – Court granted leave to serve notice of appeal out of time due to inadvertence and strong intention to appeal – No order as to costs made – Leave granted to serve notice of appeal within 21 days; no order as to costs
Legal issues: Right of appeal · Leave to serve notice of appeal out of time · Costs
Outcome: Leave granted to serve notice of appeal out of time; no order as to costs.
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