On 27 May 2026, Magistrate Kenneth Chan acquitted a surgeon charged with 30 counts of Obtaining Access to Computer with Dishonest Intent contrary to section 161(1)(c) of the Crimes Ordinance, Cap. 200. The defendant was represented by Randy Shek in HKSAR v. C.K.H. (FLCC 1021/2025).  The Defendant was employed as a surgeon by the Hospital Authority (HA). It was alleged that he had accessed the HA’s Case Management System to […]

On 8 May 2026, Magistrate Peter Yu acquitted a professional footballer charged with conspiracy to cheat at gambling. The defendant was represented by Randy Shek in HKSAR v. Brian Fok & Ors (ESCC 438/2024).  In what was described as “one of the most high-profile football corruption cases in Hong Kong in recent years”, the ICAC instigated prosecution […]

On 17 April 2026, the Court of Final Appeal (“CFA”) handed down a landmark judgment ([2026] HKCFA 17) on two questions of law concerning (1) the Milmo principle, and (2) the true construction of section 3(2) of the Land Registration Ordinance, Cap 128 (“LRO”). The CFA answered both questions in favour of the Plaintiffs / 1st and 2nd Respondents (“Plaintiffs”). Anson Wong Yu Yat (led by Audrey Eu, SC and with Wong […]

In Chan Suet Yan (representing the estate of Pang Ho Tong, deceased) v. Tsui Lok Hei & Sharp Union Inc Limited & Anor [2025] HKDC 2011, the Plaintiff squatter claimed adverse possession of the suit land on the basis of continuous and exclusive occupation since at least 1981. The Defendants, as registered owners, counterclaimed for recovery of possession and nominal damages […]

After a 1-day trial, the Defendant in HKSAR v Yuen Choy (TMCC 1565/2025) was acquitted of one charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (“AOABH”) under Section 39 of Offences against the Person Ordinance (Cap.212). It was also ruled that the lesser offence of common assault was not established by the Prosecution.   Valerie Tang appeared for the successful Defendant.  Facts  The Defendant […]

Mr Jeffrey Tam and Mr Colman Li (instructed by Messrs. Ho Tse Wai & Partners, assigned by the Director of Legal Aid) represented the families of seven deceased in the Lamma IV tragedy death inquest, after successfully persuading the Court of Appeal to order the Coroner’s Court to hold the inquest (Leung Shuk Ling & […]

In Kerryford Holdings Ltd & Ors v Profit Valley Ltd & Ors [2025] HKLdT 75, the Lands Tribunal dismissed the majority owner’s application to amend the particulars and conditions of a compulsory sale for three buildings in Causeway Bay (at the reserve price of over HK$2.6 billion). The Tribunal rejected the clauses imposing the additional burden on minority owners to discharge mortgages at their own expense (including those in negative […]

On 12 December 2025, the Appeal Committee of the Court of Final Appeal (“CFA”) granted leave to appeal on four questions of great general or public importance on land law in Hong Kong: [2025] HKCFA 23. This is one of the rare occasions where the Appeal Committee grants leave to appeal on a question raised by respondents to defend the result in the lower […]

Two recent judgments of the Court of First Instance — Tang Ka Wing v Gold Sunflower Engineering Limited and Another [2025] HKCFI 5253 and Lam Wa Yung v Kam Yui and Others [2025] HKCFI 4870 — highlight the importance of objective medical evidence in cases involving subjective complaints of significant pain and substantial damages claims.  Tang Ka Wing v Gold Sunflower Engineering Limited and Another [2025] HKCFI 5253  The 43-year-old Plaintiff […]

Priscilia Lam SC and Eunice Lui acted for the Appellant in the case of 香港特別行政區 訴 梁鎮宗 [2025] HKCFI 5626, an appeal against conviction of an indecent assault charge. The appeal was allowed and the conviction was quashed.  The Appellant, a renowned photographer, was charged with and convicted of a charge of indecent assault at the Eastern Magistrates’ Court. The appeal grounds were as follows: (1) the Magistrate erred in allowing the Prosecution to […]