KO HON YUE (高翰儒) (Plaintiff (Respondent)) v CHIU PIK YUK, the wife and intended adminstratrix of LIU CHING LEUNG (廖正亮), deceased (1st Defendant (Applicant))

Read the full judgment text of FAMV17/2011 on BabelCite. This Court of Final Appeal judgment was delivered on 16 June 2011 before Mr Justice Chan Acting CJ, Mr Justice Bokhary PJ and Mr Justice Ribeiro PJ.

Civil procedure – leave to appeal – employment contract – construction – Code of Aid – abuse of process – second claim – Court of Final Appeal – questions of law – termination of employment – notice – payment in lieu – Employment Ordinance – leave granted on two issues – written case page limits imposed

Legal issues: Construction of employment contract incorporating Code of Aid provisions · Abuse of process for bringing second claim

Outcome: Leave to appeal granted confined to two questions of law; appeal to proceed on those issues.