plaintiff:
- HKSAR
defendant:
- LUK KIN PETER JOSEPH (陸健)
- YU OI KEE (余藹琪)
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: >-
  HKSAR seeks leave to appeal from CACC No. 283 of 2014 regarding the interpretation of 'agent' under
  s.9 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, Cap. 201 and related statutory provisions.
case_object:
- leave to appeal
judgment_result: []
judgment_summary: >-
  The Court of Final Appeal granted leave to appeal from CACC No. 283 of 2014 regarding the interpretation
  of 'agent' under s.9 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance, Cap. 201 and related statutory provisions.
  The core issues include defining an agent without legal or contractual obligations, construing 'or other
  document,' and applying common law principles to statutory anti-corruption laws. The Court will hear
  these appeals on November 23, 2016.
involved_entities:
- entity_name: Chief Justice Ma
  reason: Presiding judge in this case, responsible for fact-finding and adjudication.
- entity_name: Mr Justice Ribeiro PJ
  reason: Presiding judge in this case, responsible for fact-finding and adjudication.
- entity_name: Mr Justice Tang PJ
  reason: Presiding judge in this case, responsible for fact-finding and adjudication.
- entity_name: Geoffrey Ma
  reason: Chief Justice, cited in paragraph 1 of the determination.
- entity_name: R A V Ribeiro
  reason: Permanent Judge, cited in paragraph 1 of the determination.
- entity_name: Robert Tang
  reason: Permanent Judge, cited in paragraph 1 of the determination.
- entity_name: Mr Edwin Choy and Mr Joe Chan
  reason: Counsel/barristers representing the 1st Defendant (Applicant in FAMC 68/2015).
- entity_name: Mr Gerard McCoy SC leading Mr Albert N.B. Wong
  reason: Counsel/barristers representing the 2nd Defendant (Applicant in FAMC 69/2015) and Ms Nisha Mohamed.
- entity_name: Mr William Tam SC, DDPP, and Ms Samantha Chiu, SPP
  reason: Counsel/barristers representing the HKSAR (Applicant in FAMC 15/2016).
- entity_name: HKSAR
  reason: Respondent/Appellant in all three applications.
- entity_name: LUK KIN PETER JOSEPH (陸健)
  reason: Applicant/1st Defendant in FAMC 68/2015 and 1st Respondent in FAMC 15/2016.
- entity_name: YU OI KEE (余藹琪)
  reason: Applicant/2nd Defendant in FAMC 69/2015 and 2nd Respondent in FAMC 15/2016.
