Human rights — liberty and security of person — Pt. XII of Crimes Ordinance — whether provisions relating to prostitution and vice establishments contravened Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap....
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Criminal sentencing — road traffic offences — dangerous driving — driving whilst disqualified — using motor vehicle without third party insurance — reckless driving worst of its kind — sentence not...
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Company law — liquidation — order for production under Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) [repealed] s. 221 — Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) s. 286B — contempt...
11 April 2019
Civil procedure — summary judgment — copyright infringement — authorisation by copyright owner to licensing body withdrawn — licensing scheme expired — defendants admitted to using copyright...
11 April 2019
Civil procedure — costs — perfected costs order — variation on ground order failed to provide for immediate taxation — whether court had no power to vary order by reason of functus officio — whether...
11 April 2019
Criminal law and procedure —directions to jury — whether directions on dealing with defence evidence, drawing inferences, previous convictions and lies inappropriate and inadequate
Criminal...
15 March 2019
Company law — directors — right to inspect documents — application by director whose removal inevitable — whether application made for improper purpose — inference to be drawn from inevitable removal...
15 March 2019
Civil procedure — costs — taxation — stale employees’ compensation claim — legal aid certificate of applicant discharged — former solicitors seeking taxation of costs — construction of “upon...
15 March 2019
Civil procedure — striking-out — action pursuant to Conveyancing and Property Ordinance (Cap. 219) s. 60 for order setting aside assignment of real property — whether claim should be struck out —...
15 March 2019
Civil procedure — stay of proceedings — abuse of process —application to stay proceedings pending payment of costs in previous actions — whether present action concerned same subject matter as...
15 March 2019
Administrative law - Communications Authority - Director of Information Services Department - decisions directing TV and radio licensees to broadcast Government advertisements on electoral reform -...
12 February 2019
Criminal sentencing — dangerous drugs — trafficking — 5.26 g Ice — international element — appropriate enhancement of sentence — appropriate discount for self-consumption
Criminal sentencing —...
12 February 2019
Company law — winding-up — distribution of assets — company had assets in Mainland China — under Mainland regulatory rules, Mainland assets could be distributed only in RMB and only to creditors...
12 February 2019
Company law — statutory derivative action — written notice to company of intention to commence action — bare assertions of breach of fiduciary duties without reasons inadequate under s.733(4) —leave...
12 February 2019
Competition law — Competition Tribunal proceedings— application to amend Response and file new witness statements in substitution for statement already filed — whether application made at late stage...
12 February 2019
Lucien Masset v Secretary for Justice
(for Director of Environmental Protection)
[2018] 5 HKLRD 55
Court of First Instance
Constitutional and Administrative Law List No 41 of...
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9 January 2019
HKSAR v Kilima Abubakar Abbas
[2018] 5 HKLRD 88Court of Appeal
Criminal Appeal No 143 of 2016
Lunn and Macrae V-PP and McWalters JA
18 September 2018
Criminal sentencing -...
9 January 2019
HKSAR v Saeed Ur Rehman
[2018] 4 HKLRD 135
Court of Appeal
Criminal Appeal No 257 of 2017
McWalters, Poon and Zervos JJA
9 August 2018
Criminal law and...
9 January 2019
Herbert Smith Freehills v Chris Au
[2018] 5 HKLRD 207
Court of First Instance
High Court Action No 3030 of 2015
Godfrey Lam J in Chambers
10 October 2018
Civil procedure - enforcement...
9 January 2019
Competition Commission v WHing Construction Co Ltd
[2018] 5 HKLRD 437
Competition Tribunal
Competition Tribunal Enforcement Action No 2 of 2017
31 October 2018...
9 January 2019
