Read the full judgment text of FAMV12/2014 on BabelCite. This Court of Final Appeal judgment was delivered on 23 April 2014 before Mr Justice Ribeiro PJ, Mr Justice Tang PJ and Mr Justice Fok PJ.
Civil procedure – leave to appeal – privilege against self-incrimination – legal professional privilege – disclosure of documents – implied undertaking – stay of orders – Court of Final Appeal – Appeal Committee – Secretary for Justice – husband and STL claimed privilege against self-incrimination and legal professional privilege over documents – Court of Appeal rejected privilege against self-incrimination claims – Appeal Committee not persuaded that appeal on that ground is reasonably arguable – leave to appeal refused on that ground – leave to appeal granted on question whether documents may be disclosed without first determining legal professional privilege – stays granted pending appeal – costs orders made – appeal fixed for hearing on 13 October 2014.
Legal issues: Privilege against self-incrimination · Legal professional privilege and disclosure
Outcome: Leave to appeal refused on the privilege against self-incrimination ground; leave to appeal granted on the legal professional privilege question.