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A mainland Chinese woman was acquitted by a Hong Kong court of forging academic qualifications for a talent scheme application, with the judge suggesting she might have been defrauded by her agent.
A Hong Kong court has dropped a fraud charge against the former financial chief of Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s flagship media company, Apple Daily, after he testified for the prosecution against his former employer.
Patrik Tobias Ekstrom, a Swedish businessman convicted of raping his domestic helper, has failed to clear his name after a Hong Kong court dismissed his appeal, sending him back to prison.
Two former leaders of a disbanded alliance behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square vigil have been ruled to have a case to answer in a high-profile subversion trial, after judges found sufficient evidence to support prosecutors’ allegations of inciting others to overthrow the government.
A Hong Kong court has convicted a CityU professor of offering a HK$1,000 bribe to a property agent to avoid paying HK$16,000 in compensation for breaching a tenancy agreement.
The High Court has dismissed a Hong Kong press group’s legal challenge against government restrictions on media access to the vehicle registry. High Court Judge Russell Coleman handed down his judgment on Friday, rejecting the Hong Kong Journalists Association’s (HKJA) judicial review against the Transport Department. The HKJA argued that the new arrangement on media […]
A Swedish businessman jailed for seven years in 2024 after being found guilty of raping a domestic worker has appealed his conviction. Patrik Tobias Ekstrom appeared at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday. Ekstrom was found guilty of one count of rape and one count of non-consensual buggery in August 2024, after a seven-member jury returned a […]
A Hong Kong court has overturned the fraud conviction of prominent China critic Jimmy Lai, marking a rare legal victory for him.
A Hong Kong appeals court has overturned pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai's fraud conviction related to an alleged lease violation at the now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper headquarters, quashing his jail term stemming from the case.
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A senior assistant at Hong Kong’s Immigration Department has pleaded guilty to repeatedly throttling his wife and five-year-old son during arguments, as heard in Kowloon City Court.
A court in Hong Kong has upheld the jailing of 12 pro-democracy activists and politicians involved in the 'Hong Kong 47' subversion case, stemming from mass arrests in early 2021.
A Hong Kong court has rejected appeals filed by 12 of the 'HK47' activists who were previously jailed.
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal is set to deliver its verdict on 12 opposition activists appealing their convictions or sentences from the city's largest national security trial.
A Hong Kong appellate court is scheduled to announce its verdict on February 23 concerning the appeals of 12 activists convicted of conspiring to subvert state power.
A Hong Kong court has sentenced 13 parents and a merchant to up to 14 months in jail for offering bribes to a kindergarten administrator at the city's largest international school group.
Hong Kong's Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a Swedish businessman, upholding his conviction for the rape and buggery of his former domestic worker and returning him to jail.
Sir Anthony Mason, a highly respected jurist who served as one of Hong Kong’s first justices on the Court of Final Appeal, has passed away at the age of 100. He was known for his significant contributions to Hong Kong's legal system and the common law world.
A Hong Kong court has ruled that two activists involved in a Tiananmen vigil must face trial for subversion under the Beijing-imposed national security law, specifically regarding calls to 'end one-party rule' in China.
A Hong Kong court has denied the Wall Street Journal's attempt to dismiss a wrongful dismissal lawsuit filed by a former employee who claims she was fired for taking a leadership role in a local press union.
A Hong Kong court has upheld limits on journalists' instant access to the vehicle registry, ruling against the Hong Kong Journalists Association's judicial challenge despite a previous top court ruling that journalism is a valid reason for access.
A British woman has been convicted of blackmailing a compatriot for a £100,000 (US$134,030) payout after accusing him of rape and threatening to report him to Hong Kong police. Isabel Anonia Barbra Eudora Rose, 25, turned from an alleged rape victim into a defendant standing trial at the District Court in Wan Chai for blackmailing the man, a banker she met during a trip to Thailand, and for making a false police report about the alleged rape, which she claimed took place on the night of Janua...
A Hong Kong court has sentenced the father of a pro-democracy activist, who is wanted in the US, to prison for violating the national security law by attempting to cancel his daughter's insurance contract. This ruling highlights the authorities' increasing pressure on families of overseas activists.
A Hong Kong court overturned the fraud conviction of prominent China critic Jimmy Lai, marking a rare legal victory for the pro-democracy media mogul.
A Hong Kong court has convicted 13 parents and a merchant for offering bribes ranging from HK$20,000 to HK$200,000 to a kindergarten administrator to secure school enrolments.
A Hong Kong appeals court has upheld the convictions and sentences of a dozen democracy campaigners jailed for subversion during the city's largest trial under a Beijing-imposed national security law.
A Hong Kong court has dismissed appeals filed by 12 defendants in a high-profile national security trial, as reported by local media.
A Hong Kong court has upheld the imprisonment of 12 pro-democracy activists who had hoped for acquittal in a case related to the controversial security law.
A Hong Kong court has granted bail to a driver suspected to have deliberately crashed his coach on the Shenzhen Bay Bridge, injuring 17 passengers, with the magistrate urging the man’s family to “pay extra attention” to his condition. Lee Kai-po, 63, appeared before West Kowloon Court on a charge of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm on Wednesday. Bail was set at HK$50,000 (US$6,370). As part of his bail conditions, Lee was told to hand in his driving licence and ordered not to leave...
A Hong Kong court has issued a parental order for two boys born via a verbal surrogacy agreement in mainland China, granting rights to a local married couple.
A Hong Kong court has remanded an additional 10 individuals in custody in connection with the HK$1.6 billion JPEX cryptocurrency scandal, bringing the total number prosecuted in the city's largest alleged financial fraud to 26.
A Hong Kong court has granted a one-year probation order to a senior Immigration Department assistant who was convicted of repeatedly choking his wife and young son during domestic disputes.
Anthony Mason, former Australian chief justice and one of the first non-permanent judges on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, has died at the age of 100.
Records show that journalist Selina Cheng was terminated by the Wall Street Journal due to redundancy, a top human resources executive for the newspaper’s parent company has told a Hong Kong court. The unlawful dismissal lawsuit brought by Cheng against Dow Jones Publishing Co. (Asia) Inc., alleging that she was fired in July 2024 because […]
Hong Kong's Court of Appeal has ruled that the government was justified in sacking a veteran teacher for making anti-police remarks, overturning a previous ruling that deemed the dismissal unlawful.
A Hong Kong court has barred a Taiwanese academic from testifying in activist Chow Hang-tung’s national security trial, citing his past criticisms of the Chinese Communist Party as a lack of 'independence and objectivity'.
A Hong Kong court has sentenced a 68-year-old retiree to eight months in jail for seditious online posts criticizing authorities and calling for an election boycott.
A Hong Kong court has overturned the fraud conviction of Jimmy Lai, founder of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, who is also serving a sentence under the national security law.
A Hong Kong court has overturned the fraud conviction of former media mogul Jimmy Lai, a prominent pro-democracy figure.
A Hong Kong court has dismissed appeals by 12 opposition activists, upholding their convictions and sentences in the city’s largest national security case, ruling that an unofficial 2020 primary election was subversive.
A Hong Kong court has rejected appeals from 12 former pro-democracy lawmakers who were convicted under the National Security Law for anti-government activities.
A Hong Kong court has upheld the convictions of pro-democracy activists charged with conspiracy to commit subversion for their involvement in an unofficial primary election in 2021.
A Hong Kong court has rejected an appeal in the landmark 'Hong Kong 47' subversion case, a significant development in the city's legal and political climate.
A Hong Kong court has ordered the liquidation of the Christian Zheng Sheng Association, a charity embroiled in scandal, due to its failure to repay HK$61 million.