China – General
China – Hong Kong
The Guardian: Canadian judge is latest to step down from Hong Kong’s top court
Beverley McLachlin’s decision comes after British judge Lord Sumption quit court of final appeal, condemning ‘impossible political environment’ A former ...
Hong Kong invokes new law to cancel passports of 6 overseas activists
HONG KONG — The Hong Kong government on Wednesday canceled the passports of six overseas-based activists under the new national security law, stepping up its ...
HKFP: Exclusive – HSBC closed accounts of jailed 2019 democracy protesters without providing a reason
Two people jailed over offences related to the 2019 protests told HKFP their accounts with banks including HSBC and Hang ...
Xinhua Article: Hong Kong forum highlights development of national security legal system
This piece gives an insight into how quickly Beijing wants this done. Most Xinhua articles barely get past 2 paragraphs ...
HKFP: Hong Kong’s ‘king of judicial reviews’ arrested over alleged welfare fraud
Source: https://hongkongfp.com/2024/06/06/hong-kongs-king-of-judicial-reviews-arrested-over-alleged-welfare-fraud/?utm_medium=email Veteran litigant Kwok Cheuk-kin, better known as the “king of judicial reviews,” was arrested in Cheung Chau on ...
Two UK judges quit Hong Kong’s top court, as Lord Collins cites ‘political situation’
HKFP British judges Lord Jonathan Sumption, 75, and Lord Lawrence Collins, 83, have resigned from Hong Kong’s top court, with ...
China – Lawyers
Perkins Coie is closing its Shanghai office
Perkins Coie is closing its Shanghai office while emphasizing that it remains committed to its China practice and clients. Perkins ...
IAPL: UK: Protect China’s lawyers – England and Wales body
The legislative and regulatory framework of lawyers working in the People’s Republic of China challenges their independence and legitimate activities, ...
ALN has created a report with a summary and analysis of China’s Fourth UPR Session, held on 23 January 2024, as it relates to the rights of lawyers.
ALN has created a report with a summary and analysis of China's Fourth UPR Session, held on 23 January 2024, as it ...
Global Legal Post: China decoupling will continue for Western law firms in year ahead
In part one of this look ahead, I discussed how Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling’s transatlantic merger will ...
The Guardian: Escaping Xi’s China by paddleboard: ‘I rushed into the water and thought if they catch me, they catch me’
Mentions escaping lawyers more than once in the article When Li Cheng En pushed his standup paddleboard off the Xiamen ...
