Dr Ping-fat Sze
Barrister and criminal law specialist
Barrister and criminal law specialist
Dr Ping-fat Sze is perplexed by the treatment of irrational prosecutorial decisions
Dr Ping-fat Sze examines the reviewability of prosecutorial decisions, & the effect on access to justice
Dr Ping-fat Sze examines the reviewability of prosecutorial decisions & asks: are mistakes being made?
It’s time to refocus attention on the administration of criminal justice in this former British colony. Dr Ping-fat Sze explains why
The denial of Jimmy Lai’s right to be defended by a lawyer of his choice casts serious doubt on Hong Kong’s legal future, says Dr Ping-fat Sze
Ping-fat Sze questions whether parties involved in small claims proceedings are fairly treated
Lay litigants left behind: are small claims proceedings in Hong Kong fit for purpose? Dr Ping-fat Sze investigates
In Hong Kong, the right to a fair trial is becoming increasingly hypothetical, argues Dr Ping-fat Sze
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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Set creates new client and business development role amid growth
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Private wealth and tax offering bolstered by partner hire
Browne Jacobson—Matthew Kemp
Firm grows real estate team with tenth partner hire this financial year
NEWS
The rank of King’s Counsel (KC) has been awarded to 96 barristers, and no solicitors, in the latest silk round
Early determination is no longer a novelty in arbitration. In NLJ this week, Gustavo Moser, arbitration specialist lawyer at Lexis+, charts the global embrace of summary disposal powers, now embedded in the Arbitration Act 1996 and mirrored worldwide. Tribunals may swiftly dismiss claims with ‘no real prospect of succeeding’, but only if fairness is preserved
The Ministry of Justice is once again in the dock as access to justice continues to deteriorate. NLJ consultant editor David Greene warns in this week's issue that neither public legal aid nor private litigation funding looks set for a revival in 2026
Civil justice lurches onward with characteristic eccentricity. In his latest Civil Way column, Stephen Gold, NLJ columnist, surveys a procedural landscape featuring 19-page bundle rules, digital possession claims, and rent laws he labels ‘bonkers’
Can a chief constable be held responsible for disobedient officers? Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth, professor of public law at De Montfort University, examines a Court of Appeal ruling that answers firmly: yes
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