Recent court judgments for cases related to the social events that occurred as a result of the extradition bill have attracted intense public scrutiny and criticism. The Judiciary has received a large number of complaints. As lawyers, we have utmost…
Lawyers HK have placed an ad on local newspapers to show our appreciation of the Mainland medical team for their assistance in the community testing for COVID-19. Dear readers, if you would like to support us in this initiative, please…
In a recent judgment of the Court of First Instance in relation to an application for a writ of habeas corpus (application requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the…
Legal Aid There is recent media attention regarding a case where legal aid has been refused to the person shot by the police on 1 October 2019, to pursue a civil claim (personal injury) against the police. Does this mean…
Since February this year, members of Lawyers HK have made various donations to buy masks for those in need, including the elderly, low income families, SEN kids, the visually impaired, ethnic minorities, homeless people, cleaners and frontline workers etc. Our…
我們收到一封由116位香港律師致聯合國的信函，信函提及他們對《港區國安法》的一些看法、某些西方國家對《港區國安法》的無理批評和雙重標準、他們希望其他國家不要再干預中國和香港的內部事務、香港過去一年的暴力事件和他們希望香港回復和平穩定的願望。我們在此與大家分享有關信函的內容： 27 July 2020 To: The United Nations Office at Geneva Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Hong Kong National Security Law By now, after almost blanket coverage by Western media, the…
我們收到一封由116位香港律師致聯合國的信函，信函提及他們對《港區國安法》的一些看法、某些西方國家對《港區國安法》的無理批評和雙重標準、他們希望其他國家不要再干預中國和香港的內部事務、香港過去一年的暴力事件和他們希望香港回復和平穩定的願望。我們在此與大家分享有關信函的內容： 27 July 2020 To: The United Nations Office at Geneva Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Hong Kong National Security Law By now, after almost blanket coverage by Western media, the…
In June, representatives of Lawyers HK donated around 26,000 masks to Hong Chi Association and Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children for the students and the needy. We shall all work together to overcome this crisis.
On 11 July 2020, Lawyers HK was honoured to co-organise a Hong Kong National Security Law Zoom legal forum with the Faculty of Law of The University of Hong Kong. The speakers were Ms. Maria Tam, Professor Albert Chen and…
