Read the full judgment text of CACC 420/2009 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 7 January 2010.
1. Following our refusal on 22 December 2010 of the application for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal, pursuant to section 32(2) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance, Cap. 484, counsel for the respondent, who had opposed the application, applied for an order for costs, pursuant to section 13B of the Costs in Criminal Cases Ordinance, Cap. 492. At our invitation, the court has received written submissions from the parties.