China Nation Development Limited v Wong Ching Yee Joyce [2026] HKDC 1096 resolves an open question regarding the jurisdiction to transfer a District Court (DC) action to the Court of First Instance (CFI) under the Rules of the District Court (RDC), and offers key considerations for practitioners managing actions with overlapping elements in the two courts.  • No jurisdiction to consolidate actions across courts or to make […]

Commercial Law In Shanghai Metgoal Industrial Co. Ltd. (formerly known as Shanghai Pucakon Industrial Co. Ltd.) & Ors v Luk Suet Yim & Anor [2026] HKCFI 3996, the Court (per DHCJ Ng Jern-fei, KC) emphasised the need for ensuring the fair distribution of finite judicial resources in the context of interlocutory applications before trial for adjournment, giving of evidence via video-link, and stay of […]

Public Law Can the public advocacy of a lawful electoral choice be criminalised, consistently with the freedom of expression and the right to equality before the law？  On 17 June 2026, the Court of Final Appeal handed down its judgment on the constitutionality of section 27A of the Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Conduct) Ordinance (Cap […]

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 […]