The Appellant was unanimously convicted after trial of one count of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. The Appellant appealed against his conviction and the appeal was allowed. The case would be remitted for a re-trial. The issue in the appeal was whether the trial Judge had erred in directing the jury in relation to the issue of provocation and diminished responsibility caused by the Appellant’s consumption of ice. The Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the Appella

In Chan Shu Lam v Chan Chau Wah [2026] HKCA 609, the Court of Appeal (Hon Poon CJHC and Keith Yeung J) refused the Plaintiff’s renewed application for leave to appeal against a costs order made after a probate trial. The trial involved two main issues: the Probate Issue - whether the Will was valid; and the Beneficial Ownership Issue - whether the Defendant had a beneficial interest in the deceased’s property. At trial, the Plaintiff succeeded on the probate issue and the D