Read the full judgment text of CACV 356/2005 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 25 February 2014 before Hon Yuen, Kwan & Chu JJA.
Civil Appeal – Family Law – Divorce – Want of Prosecution – Inordinate Delay – Dismissal – Appeal bundle – Rules of the High Court – Legal Aid Ordinance – The respondent appealed a decree nisi and costs order but failed to lodge the appeal bundle for over eight years despite multiple extensions. The court found the delay inordinate and due to the respondent's inaction and neglect. The appeal was dismissed for want of prosecution as the conduct amounted to an abuse of the court process.
Legal issues: Dismissal for want of prosecution
Outcome: Appeal dismissed.
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