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HCMA413/2024
有關根據香港法例第 484 章《香港終審法院條例》第 32 條申請上訴許可一事 及 有關原訟法庭就該裁判法院上訴案件於 2025 年 9 月 11 日所作出之決定
Case Details
Case ReferenceHCMA413/2024
CourtCourt of First Instance of the High Court 高等法院(原訟法庭)
Date Published2026-03-20
LanguageTraditional Chinese
NCN[2026] HKCFI 1603
Claimant / Applicant俞家歡
Defendant / Respondent香港特別行政區
Judges李俊文 (Li Chun-man)
Defendant Counsel鄭樹勳 (Cheng Shu-fan), 馮納天 (Fung Lap-tin)
Defendant Solicitors律政司
Judgment Summary
Facts
- •Applicant convicted of wounding under Cap. 212 s.19.
- •Sentenced to 160 hours community service.
- •Incident involved 49-year-old applicant and 81-year-old victim.
- •Victim slapped applicant; applicant punched victim's mouth.
- •Victim suffered deep laceration requiring five stitches.
- •Applicant claimed self-defence.
- •CFI dismissed appeal against conviction on 2025-09-11.
Issues
- •Whether the case involves a point of law of great and general importance under Cap. 484 s.32.
- •Whether courts should weigh necessity of force escalation differently in self-defence.
- •Whether proportionality of force should be based on subjective perception of age difference.
Outcome
- •Application for certificate refused.
- •No point of law of great and general importance found.
- •Self-defence principles established in Palmer v The Queen apply.
- •Dispute regarded as factual application rather than legal principle.
Implication
- •Reaffirms high threshold for CFA leave in criminal cases.
- •Distinguishes between legal principles and factual application.
- •Self-defence law considered settled under Palmer v The Queen.
- •Prevents re-litigation of factual disputes via CFA application.
Laws & Authorities Cited
- §Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance (Cap. 484), s.32
- §Offences Against the Person Ordinance (Cap. 212), s.19
- §Palmer v The Queen [1971] AC 814