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HKFP: Top Hong Kong court overturns Tiananmen activist Chow Hang-tung’s acquittal over 2021 remembrance vigil

HKFP: Top Hong Kong court overturns Tiananmen activist Chow Hang-tung’s acquittal over 2021 remembrance vigil

Hong Kong’s top court has overturned activist and human rights lawyer Chow Hang-tung’s acquittal over inciting people to take part ...
2016 | Hong Kong Civil Procedure (the White Book)

2016 | Hong Kong Civil Procedure (the White Book)

About the Book Release Contributors: Chua Guan-Hock, SC, JP Contributors: José-Antonio Maurellet, SC Contributors: Alfred Liang Contributors: Lawrence K F Ng Contributors: Ling Chun Wai Contributors: Jenkin Suen, SCContributors: Yang-Wahn Hew Contributors: Connie Lee Contributors: Kerby ...
Law Firm Briefing: The New Hong Kong-Mainland Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Regime: An Overview

Law Firm Briefing: The New Hong Kong-Mainland Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Regime: An Overview

The Mainland Judgements in Civil and Commercial Matters (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance (Cap. 645) (“Ordinance”) is set to come into effect on January ...
Hong Kong Bar Association clears 38 barristers in payment probe tied to protest defence fund

Hong Kong Bar Association clears 38 barristers in payment probe tied to protest defence fund

SCMP Barristers were accused of wrongly accepting payments from legal defence fund that supported protesters arrested during anti-government demonstrations But ...
Hong Kong judiciary livestreams court hearing for the first time in effort to enhance confidence in legal system

Hong Kong judiciary livestreams court hearing for the first time in effort to enhance confidence in legal system

HKFP There were occasional time lags resulting in pixelated footage. But much of the session – which began slightly after ...
HKFP: Man jailed for 3 months over wearing ‘seditious’ shirt with protest slogan at Hong Kong airport

HKFP: Man jailed for 3 months over wearing ‘seditious’ shirt with protest slogan at Hong Kong airport

Chu Kai-poon, 26, appeared at the West Kowloon Law Courts Building on Wednesday. He pleaded guilty last week to one count of ...

China – Lawyers

VOA Article: Human Rights Lawyer Pays Painful Price for Standing Up to Xi's China

VOA Article: Human Rights Lawyer Pays Painful Price for Standing Up to Xi’s China

After years apart from his family, a Chinese lawyer put aside his high-stakes work and flew to America for a ...
IAPL: Verdict delayed as ailing Chinese rights lawyer refuses to ‘confess’, plead guilty

IAPL: Verdict delayed as ailing Chinese rights lawyer refuses to ‘confess’, plead guilty

Li Yuhan is thought to have been targeted for defending prominent rights lawyer Wang Yu during a 2015 crackdown. Since ...
Fantastic Post On China LIS-LAW Encapsulates State Power & Law In China In 2022

Fantastic Post On China LIS-LAW Encapsulates State Power & Law In China In 2022

Thanks to William Farris @ Stanford with a short list that tells you everything you need to know List member ...
IAPL Alert: Chinese rights lawyer Chang Weiping tried in secret as family members held by police

IAPL Alert: Chinese rights lawyer Chang Weiping tried in secret as family members held by police

Detained rights lawyer Chang Weiping — whose lawyers say he has suffered torture in incommunicado detention — stood trial for ...
IAPL: Chinese Lawyers’ ‘Original Sin’ — Speech by Lawyer Li Fangping on 6th China Human Rights Lawyers Day

IAPL: Chinese Lawyers’ ‘Original Sin’ — Speech by Lawyer Li Fangping on 6th China Human Rights Lawyers Day

Li Fangping started practicing law in China in the mid-1990s, first in Jiangxi and then in Beijing. Over the years ...
Documentary by  filmaker Chen Jiaping  about Chinese human rights lawyer Dr. Xu Zhiyong can be seen at You Tube

Documentary by filmaker Chen Jiaping about Chinese human rights lawyer Dr. Xu Zhiyong can be seen at You Tube

Jun 18, 2022 Dr. Xu Zhiyong is one of China’s leading human rights lawyers, and a prominent political writer/thinker. This ...