Z v. X
Read the full judgment text of FAMV14/2013 on BabelCite. This Court of Final Appeal judgment was delivered on 27 September 2013 before Mr Justice Chan PJ, Mr Justice Tang PJ and Mr Justice Bokhary NPJ.
1. We are not prepared to grant the husband leave to appeal on the “point of law” basis. The matter raised by the proposed questions are fact specific and we do not think that the points put forward really arise. Mr Coleman SC for the husband submits that the effect of the Court of Appeal’s judgment is that there cannot be unilateral assets in the case of a long marriage. We do not believe that was the decision of the Court of Appeal.
Legal issues: Leave to appeal on point of law · Leave to appeal on ownership of shares in NUIGL
Outcome: Leave to appeal refused on the point of law basis; leave to appeal granted on the issue of ownership of shares in NUIGL on the 'or otherwise' basis.
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FAMV No. 14 of 2013 IN THE COURT OF FINAL APPEAL OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS NO. 14 OF 2013 (CIVIL) (ON APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL FROM CACV NOS. 166, 251 & 252 OF 2011) ____________________ BETWEEN
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_________________________ D E T E R M I N A T I O N _________________________ Mr Justice Chan PJ : 1.We are not prepared to grant the husband leave to appeal on the “point of law” basis. The matter raised by the proposed questions are fact specific and we do not think that the points put forward really arise. Mr Coleman SC for the husband submits that the effect of the Court of Appeal’s judgment is that there cannot be unilateral assets in the case of a long marriage. We do not believe that was the decision of the Court of Appeal. 2.That leaves the issue of the ownership of the shares in NUIGL. It is unnecessary to decide whether leave to appeal on that issue is available to the husband as of right. We think he should be given leave to appeal on that issue on the “or otherwise” basis. This is necessary to avoid the possibility of inconsistency, the intervener having been given leave to appeal on that issue. 3.The husband is therefore given leave to appeal on that issue and to pursue such consequential changes to the overall result as success on that issue may entail. 4.There will be a stay of execution to the extent of $143.5m.
Mr Russell Coleman SC and Mr Robin Egerton instructed by Mayer Brown JSM for the Applicant Mr Charles Sussex SC, Mr Neal Clough and Mr Timothy Parker instructed by King & Company for the 1st Respondent |
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