Priscilia Lam SC and Eunice Lui acted for the Appellant in the case of 香港特別行政區 訴 梁鎮宗 [2025] HKCFI 5626, an appeal against conviction of a charge of indecent assault. The appeal was allowed and the con
- plowmanchambers

- Nov 29
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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 photoshop technology.
Deputy High Court Judge Li allowed the appeal and no retrial was ordered.

