Tenancy Applications for 2021
The deadline for tenancy applications is 31 August 2021. For more information, please visit our webpage on Tenancy. …
Doyle’s Guide – Family & Divorce Law Barristers 2021
Congratulations to Eugene Yim and Madeleine Booth who have both been featured in the Doyle's Guide list of Leading Family & Divorce Law Barristers – Hong Kong, 2021. The Doyle's Guide "details counsel practising within the areas of family, divorce, and matrimonial matters in the …
HKSAR v Sam Ka Lam [2021] 3 HKC 320
Steven Kwan appeared for the appellant in the Court of First Instance in HKSAR v Sam Ka Lam [2021] 3 HKC 320. The appellant pleaded not guilty to a charge of possession of offensive weapon in public place and a charge of possession of offensive …
Secretary for Justice v Chan Kin Chung [2021] 1 HKLRD 563
Steven Kwan appeared for the defendant in the Court of First Instance in Secretary for Justice v Chan Kin Chung [2021] 1 HKLRD 563. After a police constable (PW1) used his firearm during a public order event and a 21-year-old person was injured by one shot, …
Wong Kwai Sang v The Bar Council [2021] 1 HKLRD 455
Steven Kwan appeared for the successful Bar Council in the Court of Appeal in Wong Kwai Sang v Bar Council [2021] 1 HKLRD 455. This was an application by a summons filed on 21 January 2020 for an extension of time to appeal against a …
Hong Kong Journalists Association v Commissioner for Police [2021] 1 HKLRD 427
Philip Dykes SC and Robert Pang SC leading Timothy Parker and Albert NB Wong appeared for the applicant for judicial review in the Court of First Instance in Hong Kong Journalists Association v Commissioner of Police [2021] 1 HKLRD 427. The Hong Kong Journalists Association …
HKSAR v Fu [2021] 1 HKLRD 476
The Court of First Instance allowed the appeal against sentence of the Appellant, who was convicted for "operating money service without a licence" contrary to section 29 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Cap. 615). Representing the Appellant, Brian Tsui argued that the …
Re Estate of Chiu Keung [2020] 3 HKLRD 779
Steven Kwan appeared for the successful respondents/administrators in the Court of Appeal in Re Estate of Chiu Keung [2020] 3 HKLRD 779. X died in 1955. The administrators of X’s estate appointed by the Court (Ps) applied for directions on the distribution of that estate under …