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1. News - Hong Kong

   Serial suer Chan Yuk-lun accuses US of defaming China

   Posted Jun 22nd 2013, 02:21pm by Austin Chiu

   ... Writ says Prism saga has shaken confidence and caused the stock market to tumble A serial litigant is suing Edward Snowden and the United States, accusing them of defaming China over the whistle-blower's exposure of the Prism cyberspying programme. In a High Court writ, Chan Yuk-lun says allegations that Snowden is a Chinese spy are defamatory, and attributes a fall in the stock market ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1266626/hong-kong-litigant-files-defamation-suit-against-snowden-and-us
2. News - Hong Kong - COURTS

   'Stunned' Councillor Leung Wai-kuen removed from King's Park seat

   Posted Mar 23rd 2013, 12:00am by Austin Chiu, Emily Tsang

   ... … I am perfectly confident I will win again District councillor Edward Leung Wai-kuen "This is not fair to me," he said in a press conference. "If there was a re-election, I most ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1197458/stunned-councillor-leung-wai-kuen-removed-kings-park-seat
3. News - Hong Kong

   Yau Tsim Mong election loser asks High Court to unseat rival

   Posted Mar 22nd 2013, 12:00am by Austin Chiu

   ... Austin Chiu austin.chiu@scmp.com Election loser asks court to unseat rival A district council election candidate who lost by just two votes has asked the High Court to unseat his rival for breaking campaign rules. In a judicial review yesterday, Lam Kin-man, of the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood, asked for Edward Leung Wai-kuen to be disqualified for failing ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1196550/yau-tsim-mong-election-loser-asks-high-court-unseat-rival
4. News - Hong Kong - ELECTIONS

   Winner of close race blames helper for lapse in filing papers

   Posted Jan 11th 2013, 12:00am by Austin Chiu

   ... Austin Chiu austin.chiu@scmp.com Winner of close race blames helper for lapse in filing papers A district councillor who won a 2011 election by two votes failed to file a written consent from 50 supporters before publishing their names in advertising material, the High Court heard yesterday. Edward Leung Wai-kuen is applying to the Court of First Instance to allow him to file ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1124994/winner-close-race-blames-helper-lapse-filing-papers
5. News - Hong Kong - COURTS

   Tony Chan is denied leave to appeal over HK$340m tax claim

   Posted Nov 21st 2012, 12:00am by Phila Siu, Austin Chiu

   ... period. Edward Chan argued the Court of Appeal had focused on whether Kao Lee & Yip had got the tax notices while the focus should have been on if Chan actually received the notices. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1086917/tony-chan-denied-leave-appeal-over-hk340m-tax-claim
6. Ruling on Kissel trial expected later this month

   Posted Nov 04th 2010, 12:00am by Austin Chiu

   ... him to death. Kissel's lawyer Edward Fitzgerald QC and prosecutor David Perry QC ended their submissions on the third day of the in-chambers hearing, which had been scheduled for five ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/729358/ruling-kissel-trial-expected-later-month
7. Kissel trial begins next week before possibly bigger jury

   Posted Jan 08th 2011, 12:00am by Austin Chiu

   ... to represent them because of the complexity of issues involved and the limited availability of local senior counsel specialised in murder cases. Kissel is represented by Edward Fitzgerald QC ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/735051/kissel-trial-begins-next-week-possibly-bigger-jury
8. Summing up looms in Kissel retrial after hearing of evidence wraps up

   Posted Mar 15th 2011, 12:00am by Austin Chiu

   ... Evidence in the retrial of Nancy Kissel, who is accused of murdering her investment banker husband, was wrapped up yesterday after 40 days of hearing. Prosecutor David Perry QC, will give his closing speech as early as tomorrow, to be followed by defence counsel Edward Fitzgerald QC, at the Court of First Instance. Mr Justice Andrew Macrae indicated that he would sum up ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/740955/summing-looms-kissel-retrial-after-hearing-evidence-wraps
9. Kissel reported husband over alleged beating

   Posted Feb 01st 2011, 12:00am by Austin Chiu

   ... Before Robert Kissel's body was discovered, a senior inspector investigating the American banker's disappearance was contemplating arresting him for allegedly beating his wife, Nancy Kissel, a court heard yesterday. See Kwok-tat was asked by defence counsel Edward Fitzgerald QC why he had failed to caution Nancy Kissel before questioning her at the couple's ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/737293/kissel-reported-husband-over-alleged-beating
10. Robert Kissel 'willing to give up half his wealth'

    Posted Jan 27th 2011, 12:00am by Austin Chiu

    ... prescribed to her. The court also heard he had visited Taiwan several times from February to April, 2003. Edward Fitzgerald QC, for Nancy Kissel, asked Noh whether he knew Robert had been searching ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/736849/robert-kissel-willing-give-half-his-wealth

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