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From an empirical study comparing the last decade of appeals from Hong Kong to the Privy Council with the first decade of appeals to the Court of Final Appeal, we have discovered a number of important changes to the conditions for final justice. There has been a significant influx of persons...
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On 10 November 2023, the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (“Hong Kong”) published the Mainland Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Reciprocal Enforcement) Rules and the Mainland Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Reciprocal Enfo...
(1)). The Court of First Instance of the High Court of Hong Kong (the Court) has the power to extend any time limit to render an award, even if it has expired (HKAO, Section 72(2)). An order to extend the time limit for making an award is not subject to appeal (HKAO, ...
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(as he then was) in the Hong Kong Court of Appeal in “The Maule” [1995] 2 HKC 769 (at para. 773F–G). This test is not easy to satisfy, and the Hong Kong Courts are generally slow to make a finding of gross negligence or malice. See alsoBirnam Ltd v. Owners of “Hong ...
In the ever increasing commercial intercourses between Hong Kong and the Mainland China, many of the related agreements are governed by Hong Kong law instead of the PRC law, despite that quite a lot of such agreements are largely performed in the Mainlan
Hong Kong has been part of the territory of China since ancient times; it was occupied by Britain after the Opium War in 1840. On 19 December 1984, the Chinese and British Governments signed the Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong, affirming that the Government of the People's ...
Registration of Mainland judgments in Hong Kong Court of First Instance Registration of Hong Kong judgments in the Mainland Jurisdiction lies with the courts of the respondent’s domicile or ordinary residence and also with the courts of any place where the respondent has property ...