plaintiff:
- MO YUK PING
defendant:
- HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
jurisdiction_code: HKCFA
jurisdiction_name: Court of Final Appeal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
case_location:
- 香港特別行政區
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
case_reason: >-
  Applicant Mo Yuk Ping seeks leave to appeal from her conviction of conspiracy to defraud, challenging
  the sufficiency of legal certainty regarding the elements of the offence.
case_object:
- leave to appeal
judgment_result:
- charge: Applicant's leave to appeal against conviction for conspiracy to pervert the course of public
    justice (liability issue)
  result: Denied. The Court of Final Appeal considered that there was no basis for leave to appeal on
    this ground.
- charge: Applicant's leave to appeal against conviction for conspiracy to defraud, limited to the question
    of whether the elements of the offence are sufficiently precise (liability issue)
  result: Granted. The Court of Final Appeal extended time and granted the applicant leave to appeal to
    the Court of Final Appeal on this specific point.
judgment_summary: >-
  Mo Yuk Ping appealed her conviction for conspiracy to defraud, arguing that the elements of the offence
  lacked legal certainty. The Court of Final Appeal considered evidence assessment and constitutional
  requirements but denied leave to appeal on most grounds. However, they granted leave to appeal specifically
  regarding the sufficiency of legal certainty in defining the elements of the offence.
involved_entities:
- entity_name: Chief Justice Li
  reason: Presiding judge in this case, responsible for fact-finding and adjudication.
- entity_name: Mr Justice Bokhary PJ
  reason: Presiding judge in this case, responsible for fact-finding and adjudication.
- entity_name: Mr Justice Chan PJ
  reason: Presiding judge in this case, responsible for fact-finding and adjudication.
- entity_name: MO YUK PING
  reason: Applicant in the case.
- entity_name: HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
  reason: Respondent in the case.
