The Court held that the failure of police officers to display unique identification markings during anti-extradition bill protest operations contravened the Hong Kong Bill of Rights, and that the existing police complaints handling mechanism is not sufficiently independent and fails to meet constitutional requirements.

Rejecting the Plaintiff’s evidence as “a multitude of lies”, the Court dismissed his claim for damages for personal injuries, and awarded costs to the Defendants with an enhanced interest rate that reflects the Court’s disapproval of the Plaintiff’s improper conduct.

The Court of Appeal clarified the proper approach in assessing the risk of dissipation of assets in an application for Mareva injunction.

Dismissing the Defendants’ appeal with costs, the Court of Appeal discussed the proper role of pleadings, and the interplay between the limitation defence and the doctrine of relation back.

The UK Supreme Court tackled the issue of whether the restraint of trade doctrine applied to a restrictive covenant in a lease granted by the respondent’s predecessor in title to the appellant.

The Court of First Instance struck out the Plaintiff’s Statement of Claim, on the grounds that there was no sufficient factual basis to sustain the claim and the Plaintiff had previously made inconsistent and contradictory statements.

The Court of Final Appeal upheld Chow J’s judgment that the returning officer ought to have given the Petitioner a chance to respond to the allegations against her before determining her nomination to be invalid.

The Town Planning Board acted ultra vires in deferring to the Director of Environmental Protection to decide whether the funding arrangements proposed under the development site are met, and thus deprived the public of a proper opportunity to comment and make representations.

The Court confirmed that it has jurisdiction to grant an injunction to restrain arbitration proceedings, however this discretion will be exercised sparingly.

Decision significantly cut back the scope of the “reflective loss” principle that had been expanding steadily for several decades.