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 applies for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal against her criminal convictions
  for conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy to pervert the course of public justice.
case_object:
- conviction for conspiracy to defraud
- conviction for conspiracy to pervert the course of public justice
judgment_result:
- charge: Application for leave to appeal against conviction for conspiracy to defraud (Charge 2) on the
    certified point regarding constitutional legal certainty (liability issue)
  result: Allowed. The court considered it appropriate to grant leave; time extended. Leave limited to
    the question of whether the elements of conspiracy to defraud are sufficiently precise to satisfy
    the constitutional requirement of legal certainty.
- charge: Application for leave to appeal against conviction for conspiracy to pervert the course of public
    justice (Charge 3) (liability issue)
  result: Refused. The court upheld the Court of Appeal's refusal to certify points; no basis for leave
    on 'substantial and grave injustice' ground.
- charge: Application for certification of points 2-4 and leave to appeal on those points (liability issue)
  result: Refused. Court found Court of Appeal correctly refused certification; context plain, points
    did not arise or were obvious.
- charge: Application for leave to appeal on 'substantial and grave injustice' ground regarding point
    4 and other complaints (liability issue)
  result: Refused. No basis for leave on that ground.
judgment_summary: >-
  Mo Yuk Ping sought leave to appeal two convictions. The court granted leave for the point on whether
  conspiracy to defraud meets legal certainty requirements but refused certification for three other points
  and declined leave on 'substantial and grave injustice' grounds, finding the Court of Appeal correctly
  handled evidential and procedural issues.
involved_entities:
- entity_name: MO YUK PING
  reason: Applicant in the leave to appeal proceedings, convicted of conspiracy to defraud and conspiracy
    to pervert the course of public justice.
- entity_name: HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
  reason: Respondent in the leave to appeal proceedings, representing the prosecuting authority.
- entity_name: Chief Justice Li
  reason: Member of the Appeal Committee of the Court of Final Appeal determining the application for
    leave to appeal.
- entity_name: Mr Justice Bokhary PJ
  reason: Member of the Appeal Committee and delivered the determination on the application for leave
    to appeal.
- entity_name: Mr Justice Chan PJ
  reason: Member of the Appeal Committee of the Court of Final Appeal determining the application for
    leave to appeal.
- entity_name: Court of Appeal
  reason: The appellate court whose judgment is under review, certified one point of law and refused to
    certify other points of appeal.
