Tort Law

Neighbours headed for court over scaffolding

31 May 2012

Two neighbours are heading for court after a woman claimed the construction of bamboo scaffolding on her balcony for renovation work on the flat above had left her psychologically damaged.

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What does 'false imprisonment' mean?

7 Feb 2012

Incarceration is not the key in proving false imprisonment, a legislator and barrister say. The issue is whether the person was intentionally confined without consent - and that could be a...

Angry patients blame and beat up the doctors

23 Nov 2011

Families dressed in mourning clothes are a regular sight at mainland hospitals, as are attacks on doctors by disgruntled patients or their relatives.

Reputation and ruin

22 Nov 2011

Ensuring freedom of speech can be a tricky balancing act. One person's right to say what they want is constrained by another person's right not to be defamed. Rights come with responsibilities....

Row over funding of court battles

20 Oct 2011

Tens of millions of dollars in legal aid is being pumped into a mounting number of judicial review cases - many of them challenges to government policies. And that's sparked a row about whether...

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

Damages slashed in saga over 'blackmail'

The Court of Appeal yesterday lowered the damages a woman must pay a private investigator whom she accused of blackmail - and with whom she had a sexual relationship after hiring him to find out...

Ryan Giggs case a pointer to reform

Striking a balance between freedom of speech and the protection of privacy and reputation can test the values of societies that hold these things dear.

Solicitor jailed for 'no win, no fee' offence to appeal

The first person jailed in Hong Kong under an archaic law covering 'no win, no fee' work by lawyers has been handed hope of a reprieve.

The silk purse

Viewed cursorily, the casual observer might conclude that despite the absence of democracy in Hong Kong, we do have that prerequisite of a civilised society, namely equality before the law. Sadly...

Greater scope for state payouts

An amendment to the 15-year-old State Compensation Law, meant to be a cornerstone of the protection of human rights in the mainland's faulty criminal justice system, was approved by the National...

Four held for pirated TV shows sold online

A university student and three of his friends were arrested for operating an internet forum that enabled members to download pirated Japanese TV dramas and cartoon series.

The four...