Law

First lawyers to go head to head with barristers

23 Feb 2013

Only one in six solicitors have been granted direct permission to represent their clients in the higher courts instead of a barrister. The remaining 75 out of 90 applicants will need to undergo an...

Gloomy outlook in campaign for mainland pollution laws

14 Feb 2013

Environmental experts warn that a campaign to tackle the mainland's air pollution through legal means looks doomed to fail.

They give various reasons for their bleak outlook, including poor...

Barristers brace for competition in High Court

29 Jan 2013

Hong Kong's barristers are bracing for a more competitive legal sector in which many solicitors will have the right to take cases to the High Court, the new leader of the Bar Association says.

Sovereign wealth fund chief calls on government to respect law

27 Jan 2013

"When we talk about governing the nation based on law, government departments must first govern themselves based on law," Lou, chairman of the China Investment Corp, told a forum held by the China...

Gay rights needs a consultation

25 Jan 2013

People fighting for a law to protect equal rights for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people must be upset by Leung Chun-ying's decision against a formal consultation on the matter.

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Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Howard Winn

HSBC suffers the Taibbi treatment in Rolling Stone

Shirley Yam

How tycoons' IPO 'losses' may hide profits at herd's expense

Hong Kong's graft laws apply to Zhu Rongji's son and other members of new body

The son of former premier Zhu Rongji and other financial heavyweights appointed to the new Financial Services Development Council will be subject to the city's anti-corruption laws as if they were...

Paul Shieh chosen to lead Hong Kong Bar Association

Bar Association vice-chairman Paul Shieh Wing-tai SC will take the helm of the 1,000-member professional body from today after being elected as the new leader yesterday.

Right of abode? What about the right to wear wigs, ask lawyers

Litigation over the right of abode may be a prime concern in legal circles, but Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma Tao-li has another headache to work on: should solicitors be allowed to wear wigs in court...

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RIGHTS

Christians in prayer rally to fight gay law proposal

Thousands of Christians staged a rally outside government headquarters yesterday to show their opposition to proposed legislation that would outlaw discrimination against sexual minorities.

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LAW

Legal group produces handbook for protesters

A big rise in the number of arrests of demonstrators has prompted a group of legal professionals to produce a handbook to explain their rights.

SOCIETY

Experts unsure about law that orders mainlanders to visit elderly parents

An amended law requiring adult children to visit their elderly parents "often" has highlighted the problem of the mainland's swelling ranks of "empty nest" families. Experts doubt the change in...