Tag: Judgments

Mainland Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Reciprocal Enforcement) Bill to be introduced into LegCo ******************************************************************************************      The Government will introduce the Mainland Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Reciprocal Enforcement) Bill into the Legislative Council (LegCo) to implement the Arrangement on Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters by the Courts of the Mainland and of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) (REJ Arrangement) signed between the HKSAR Government and the Supreme People’s Court on January 18, 2019.      A spokesman for the Department of Justice (DoJ) said today (April 20), “With the increasingly ... Read more

Judgments provides explanations on conviction *********************************************      In light of comments arising from the conviction of seven defendants who were charged with “organising an unauthorised assembly” and “knowingly taking part in an unauthorised assembly” at the District Court yesterday, the Department of Justice (DoJ) today (April 2) issued the following statement:      No one should comment on cases in respect of which legal proceedings are still ongoing as the matter is sub judice.      We must reiterate that prosecutorial decisions made by the DoJ are based on evidence, applicable laws and the Prosecution Code. The Prosecution Code explicitly ... Read more