Hong Kong Regulations

HONG KONG COURT OF FINAL APPEAL RULES - RULE 66

Effect of non-compliance with Rules

(1) Without prejudice to rule 18, where in or in connection with any appeal
proceedings, there has by reason of anything done or left undone, been a
failure to comply with the requirements of these Rules or with any direction
of the Court, the Appeal Committee or the Registrar, whether in respect of
time, place, manner, form or content, or in any other respect, the failure
shall be treated as an irregularity but shall not nullify the proceedings, any
step taken in the proceedings or any document, judgment or order therein.

(2) The Court may, on the ground that there has been such a failure as is
mentioned in subrule (1) and on such terms as to costs or otherwise as it
thinks just, set aside either wholly or in part the proceedings in which the
failure occurred, any step taken in those proceedings, or any document,
judgment or order therein or exercise its powers under these Rules to allow
such amendments (if any) to be made and to make such order

(if any) dealing with the proceedings generally as it thinks fit.