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Judicial review in Hong Kong is conducted according to the Constitutional and Administrative Law List (Practice Direction 26.1). [1] It comprises two different aspects: firstly, judicial review of domestic ordinances as to their compatibility with the Basic Law ("constitutional review"); secondly, judicial review of administrative decisions under administrative law ("administrative review").
Such claims are governed by the District Court Equal Opportunities Rules (Cap. 336G) [14] and Practice Direction SL8. [ 15 ] The District Court has jurisdiction to handle claims by the Inland Revenue Department against defaulting taxpayers to recover outstanding tax due to the Government , regardless of the amount. [ 16 ]
In English law, a practice direction is a supplemental protocol to rules of civil and criminal procedure in the courts – "a device to regulate minor procedural matters" [1] – and is "an official announcement by the court laying down rules as to how it should function."
The practice of trial by jury has a long history in Hong Kong. [1] Like most jurisdictions with jury trial, this tradition was introduced into Hong Kong when it became a British colony. The Ordinance for the Regulation of Jurors and Juries was first enacted in 1845.
Solicitor advocate is a hybrid status which allows a solicitor in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong to represent clients in higher courts in proceedings that were traditionally reserved for barristers. The status does not exist in most other common law jurisdictions where, for the most part, all solicitors have rights of audience in higher courts.
Andrew Chan Hing-wai (Chinese: 陳慶偉; born 1961) is a Hong Kong judge who hears and tries criminal cases. He has served as a Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court since August 2012.
Maple Tree Counselling, a counselling and therapy practice based in Central, Hong Kong, now boasts more therapists on its roster. The boutique practice, sitting between large, integrated medical clinics and small, single-therapist private practices, is made up of a team of 10 certified professional therapists who offer their services to adults ...
By virtue of the Consolidated Criminal Practice Direction at I.1.1 (as amended by Practice Direction (Court Dress) (No4) [2008] 1 WLR 257), "Solicitors and other advocates authorised under the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 ... may wear short wigs in circumstances where they would be worn by King's Counsel or junior counsel."