Raider Ltd. v. The Secretary for Justice

Case No.CACV 115/1999
Court
Court of Appeal
Date19 Jan 2000
JudgeGodfrey JA, Rogers JA, Ribeiro J
Case Document
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CACV000115A/1999

CACV 115/1999

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF APPEAL

CIVIL APPEAL NO. 115 OF 1999

(ON APPEAL FROM HCMP 2523/1998)

IN THE MATTER of Special Condition No. 2(a) of Conditions of Sale No. 7697 of Kwun Tong Inland Lot No. 415

and

IN THE MATTER of the user of the 22nd Floor of the building erected thereon known as No. 1 Hung To Road, Ngau Tau Kok, Kowloon

BETWEEN
RAIDER LIMITED Plaintiff
AND
THE SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE Defendant

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Coram: Hon Godfrey JA, Rogers JA and Ribeiro J in Court

Date of Hearing: 19 January 2000

Date of Judgment: 19 January 2000

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J U D G M E N T

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Hon Godfrey JA :

1. After some initial hesitation, we are satisfied that an appeal by the unsuccessful plaintiff here does lie as of right and we shall give leave to appeal accordingly pursuant to the provisions of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance, Cap. 484, section 22(1)(a).

2. We will therefore make an order in the terms of the minute placed before us today.

(Gerald Godfrey) (Anthony Rogers) (R.A.V. Ribeiro)
Justice of Appeal Justice of Appeal Judge of the Court of First Instance

Representation:

Sir John Swaine, SC, instructed by Messrs Robertson, Double & Lee, for the Plaintiff

Mr Robert Tang, SC, instructed by the Department of Justice, for the Defendant

Other Judgments in This Case

Further hearings and rulings under CACV 115/1999