Angela Mui co-authors new edition of Annotated Ordinances of Hong Kong: Offences Against the Person Ordinance
Throughout the past five years, the scope and definition of certain crimes under the Offences Against the Person Ordinance (Cap. 212) (“OAPO”) have received further clarification in several major cases heard by the Court of Final Appeal (“CFA”). These rulings as well as other key legal developments are detailed in the newly updated annotations of the OAPO co-authored by our Angela Mui.
This latest edition provides an extensive coverage of the recent case authorities including HKSAR v Lo Kin Man (2021) 24 HKCFAR 203; [2021] 6 HKC 759 (CFA), where the CFA clarified the applicability of the joint enterprise doctrine, and HKSAR v Mak Wan Ling (No. 2) (2019) 22 HKCFAR 321; [2019] 6 HKC 120 (CFA), which confirmed that the element of “gross negligence” in involuntary manslaughter should be proved by applying the objective “reasonable man” standard .
Another notable update is an elaborate discussion of the CFA ruling in HKSAR v Harjani Haresh Murlidhar (2019) 22 HKCFAR 446, [2020] 1 HKC 103 (CFA), which concerned whether wilful blindness is a sufficient basis for inferring actual knowledge in the context of dealing with proceeds of crime contrary to s.25(1) of the Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 455).The annotation also features an in-depth analysis of what constitutes having “neglected” a child or young person under s. 27 OAPO and a survey of various recent cases.
This is the fifth time for Angela to be commissioned by LexisNexis to contribute to its comprehensive collection of annotated local legislation. Since 2020, she has been the sole or co-author of four other titles in the Annotated Ordinances of Hong Kong series, namely:
• Occupiers Liability Ordinance (Cap. 314) — 2020 edition;
• Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Ordinance (Cap. 349) — 2020 edition;
• Emergency Regulations Ordinance (Cap. 241) — 2021 inaugural edition (as sole annotator); and
• Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap. 159) — 2021 edition.
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Angela Mui
Angela’s civil practice encompasses matters such as defamation, commercial, probate, family trust, personal injuries, land and conveyancing, securities and finance, employment disputes, professional disciplinary actions and judicial review. In the area of defamation, she has advised authors of the publisher, Penguin Books, on potential issues of defamation; she has also appeared before the Court of Appeal and the Court of Final Appeal in Chang Wa Shan v Esther Chan Pui Kwan (2018) 21 HKCFAR 370, which is also reported in the UK Entertainment and Media Law Reports [2019] EMLR 10. She represented a securities broker in Re Grand Cartel Securities Company Limited (HCMP 783/2021) [2022] HKCFI 743 in successfully obtaining the Court’s permission to pay unclaimed client assets into Court under sections 56 and 62 of the Trustee Ordinance (Cap. 29) and Order 92 of the Rules of the High Court (Cap. 4A) (with Jeffrey Tam). Angela is an appointed member of the Film Censorship Board’s Panel of Advisers and the Social Workers Registration Board’s Disciplinary Committee Panel. Visit Angela’s profile for more details. |
This article was first published on 27 January 2023.