Read the full judgment text of FAMV 9-12/2014 & FAMV 15/2014 on BabelCite. This Court of Final Appeal judgment was delivered on 23 April 2014 before Ribeiro PJ, Tang PJ, Fok PJ.
Civil procedure – disclosure – privilege against self-incrimination – legal professional privilege – leave to appeal – Court of Final Appeal – Secretary for Justice – implied undertaking – stay – costs – Secretary for Justice obtained access to documents – husband and STL claimed privilege – Court of Appeal rejected self-incrimination claim but directed identification of privileged documents – applicants sought leave to appeal – privilege against self-incrimination issue not reasonably arguable – leave granted on legal professional privilege issue – stay orders – costs orders – appeal fixed for 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 issue; leave granted on the legal professional privilege issue.