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The Appellant, a renowned photographer, was charged with and convicted of a charge of indecent assault at the Eastern Magistrates’ Court. The appeal grounds were as follows: (1) the Magistrate erred in allowing the Prosecution to cross-examine the Appellant based on matters which infringed his right to silence; (2) the Magistrate erred in assessing the credibility and reliability of prosecution witnesses; and (3) the Magistrate erred in law by taking judicial notice of photos

In Hong Kong’s first prosecution brought under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance (Cap 575) - otherwise known as the“Dragon Slayers”(屠龍小隊) case ( HKSAR v Lee Ka Tin, Christian  (D4) and others  HCCC 164/2022  & HCCC 255/2023), Priscilia Lam (as Priscilia Lam SC then was) and Ching Him Ho successfully secured unanimous acquittals for D4, who was charged with (1) conspiracy to commit bombing of prescribed objects, (2) conspiracy to cause explosion, (3) co

In HKSAR v Wu Kwan Shing  HCCC 67/2023, Priscilia Lam SC and Ching Him Ho secured an acquittal for the Defendant who was charged with rape.  The prosecution alleged that the Defendant raped a domestic helper in a hotel room in Causeway Bay.  The prosecution relied on admissions allegedly made by the Defendant upon his arrest that he knew she was unwilling to have sex and expressed regret for his actions.  The Defendant challenged, amongst others, that the alleged admissions

In the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (the “ Tribunal ”) case of Re Yam Kin Fung, also known as Kevin Yam   (the “ Respondent ”), Priscilia Lam SC, leading Kasper Fan were instructed by the Law Society of Hong Kong as to act as Prosecutors for the Law Society to prove the complaint made against the Respondent. The Law Society’s complaint alleged that the Respondent’s conduct namely, his testimony made at the United States Congress’ Congressional-Executive Committee on China

In HKSAR v. Ho Cheuk-wai   & 7 Others  (HCCC 186/2022), Ronny Leung and Ms Denise Or acted for the 3 rd  Defendant, who was charged with conspiracy to commit bombing of prescribed objects under section 11B of the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance (Cap. 575) (“ UNATMO ”) and, as an alternative charge, conspiracy to cause an explosion. This case was one of the first cases brought under the UNATMO to go to trial. The Defendants were accused of conspiring to comm

In HKSAR v. Ho Cheuk-wai   & 7 Others  (HCCC 186/2022), Priscilia Lam SC was instructed on fiat for the Prosecution, leading Mr Pierre Lui SPP, Ms Maureen Kong PP, and Ms. Mathilda Kwong in a case of conspiracy to commit the bombing of prescribed objects under section 11B of the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance (Cap. 575) (“ UNATMO ”); with conspiracy to cause an explosion as an alternative charge. This case was one of the first cases brought under the UNATM

In HKSAR v Lee Kei Lok  [2025] HKCFI 1808, HCMA 196/2024, Priscilia Lam and Ching Him Ho acted for the successful appellant who...

Rachel Ronald (with Roland Lau) represented the Interested Party in Li Sang Edward v Disciplinary Board under the Land Survey Ordinance...

Ferrida Chan , led by Hectar Pun SC represented the Defendant in the case of 香港特別行政區 訴 馬敬, who was charged with three charges of agent...

In a series of 2 cases handed down by the Competition Tribunal (Competition Commission v Quadient Technologies Hong Kong Limited and Ors...