China – General
China – Hong Kong
IAPL: UN Secretary-General, UK and US raise concern over China’s reprisals against Jimmy Lai’s son and international legal team
The UN Secretary-General has highlighted the reprisals against Jimmy Lai’s son, Sebastien Lai, and their international legal team in his ...
Fraud Crime Shoots Through The Roof Says HK Security Chief
HKFP reports Crime in Hong Kong rises by 34.6% in first 8 months of 2023, security chief says, led by ...
Law firm layoffs rise in Hong Kong
HONG KONG -- Foreign law firms in China and Hong Kong are shedding staff at a rapid pace, with one ...
Hongkonger jailed for 2.5 years for rioting during 2019 protest when she was 16
A Hong Kong woman has been jailed for two and a half years for rioting during a protest in 2019 ...
New arguments in fresh court bid to ban protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ revealed by HK government
Justice Department lawyers insist ban can be implemented without ‘chilling effect’ highlighted in original refusal of injunction against song by ...
Hong Kong nat. sec. law goes ‘beyond genuine national security concerns,’ UK says, as city gov’t slams ‘groundless attacks’
Very tetchy!! The Hong Kong authorities have expanded the use of the national security law “beyond genuine national security concerns,” ...
China – Lawyers
Nybooks / SCMP Article On China Rights Lawyer Teng Biao
Well worth a read http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2014/oct/19/china-rights-lawyers-teng-biao/ China’s Unstoppable Lawyers: An Interview with Teng Biao October 19, 2014, 10:19 p.m. May Tse/South ...
Article: So You Want To Be A China Lawyer? Fuggetaboutit!
Great piece from Above The Law http://abovethelaw.com/2014/04/so-you-want-to-be-a-china-lawyer-fuggetaboutit/ I get at least an email a week from law students seeking advice ...
Telegraph (UK) Report: China Lawyers Say Expect To See Legal Teams Targetted in 2014
Here's the story and a bit scary it is really.... Chinese lawyers warn Communist Party will target legal teams Chinese ...
R&P China Lawyers and the Dutch Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong present: In the Trenches: Dispatches from the Shanghai People’s Courts
R&P China Lawyers invites you to a special Event in Hong Kong http://www.dutchchamber.hk/cm/index.php?option=com_registrationpro&Itemid=8&func=details&did=193 R&P China Lawyers and the Dutch Chamber ...
UN Panel Says Arrest Of China Lawyer Breaks International Law
AFP is reporting that A United Nations panel has called for the release of jailed Chinese dissident and Nobel Peace ...
Another China Lawyer Story
Great story from Caixin Online about Yang Jinzhu ousted by the law firm he founded after suggesting some members of ...