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02 August 2024 / Dr Ping-fat Sze
Issue: 8082 / Categories: Features , Profession , International , International justice
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The rule of law, Hong Kong & reality

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It’s time to refocus attention on the administration of criminal justice in this former British colony. Dr Ping-fat Sze explains why
  • Comments on shortcomings in the prosecutorial system in Hong Kong, including the Department of Justice’s lack of oversight of prosecutions by police and public authorities.

The resignation of three visiting judges from the final appeal court of Hong Kong, shortly after the organisers of the 2020 pro-democracy primaries were convicted by the first instance court on 30 May 2024, have sent shock waves through the common law world.

One of the quitting judges, Lord Sumption, raised his concerns in the Financial Times (‘The rule of law in Hong Kong is in grave danger’, 10 June 2024) only to be met with condemnation in the strongest possible terms by the Foreign Ministry in Beijing, and in turn, by the chief executive, the chief justice, the chief secretary, the justice secretary, the deputy justice secretary and the security chief of Hong Kong in the following

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NLJ this week: Court of Appeals wrestles with Mazur fallout
The long-running Mazur saga edged towards its finale as the Court of Appeal heard arguments on whether non-solicitors can ‘conduct litigation’. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School reports from a packed courtroom where 16 wigs watched Nick Bacon KC argue that Mr Justice Sheldon had failed to distinguish between ‘tasks and responsibilities’
NLJ this week: Appeal court reins in ‘wrong defendant’ switcheroo

The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: Driving test fraudsters steer towards jail
Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
NLJ this week: Deepfakes demand data law muscle
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
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