https://www.scmp.com/rss/521271/feed Eugene Yim is a former honorary secretary and treasurer of the Hong Kong Bar Association and a civil litigator. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Eugene Yim Eugene Yim I have a habit of re-watching movies during festive times. As we entered the Year of the Horse, one movie that I watched again during Chinese New Year was Marriage Story, a legal drama released on streaming platforms in 2019. The story centres on the divorce of the two lead characters and the resulting legal battle over the custody of their son. The film received rave reviews, earning six Oscar nominations, including for Laura Dern, who clinched the best supporting actress award for her... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3344652/how-hong-kong-law-ensures-kids-well-being-when-divorced-parents-split-locations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3344652/how-hong-kong-law-ensures-kids-well-being-when-divorced-parents-split-locations?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2026 01:30:30 +0000 Eugene Yim Eugene Yim The classic legal drama Kramer vs Kramer tells a very sad story of a couple, played by Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep, fighting over who gets to keep their young son upon the breakdown of their marriage. Those who watched the 1979 production, which clinched five Academy Awards, will no doubt remember the high level of hostility portrayed in the courtroom scenes. Fast forward more than four decades, divorcing couples bitterly fighting over custody of their children in courts of law remain... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3335965/balancing-rights-and-responsibilities-child-custody-hong-kong-demystified?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3335965/balancing-rights-and-responsibilities-child-custody-hong-kong-demystified?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Dec 2025 01:31:04 +0000 Eugene Yim Eugene Yim After a family trip in the summer to attend a K-pop concert at the O2 in London, I returned to Hong Kong and resolved to step outside my comfort zone by tuning in to watch a Korean drama for the first time. In the 10th episode of Law and the City (starring Lee Jong-suk and Moon Ga-young), junior attorney Cho Chang-won (played by Kang You-seok) grapples with the moral dilemma of defending a perpetrator of school violence. He voices his concerns to his principal, who retorts coolly that lawyers do... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3329987/k-drama-dilemma-versus-reality-cab-rank-rule-hong-kong-barristers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3329987/k-drama-dilemma-versus-reality-cab-rank-rule-hong-kong-barristers?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Oct 2025 01:30:19 +0000 Eugene Yim Eugene Yim The Last Dance, a Hong Kong movie directed and written by local director Anselm Chan, took the city’s box office by storm after its theatrical release in November last year. The film shattered several domestic box office records, including the highest single-day takings for a Hong Kong and Chinese-language film. It remains the highest-grossing locally produced movie in Hong Kong. The film also received 18 nominations and clinched five awards at the 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards in April. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3324242/masterful-take-hong-kong-film-last-dance-taboos-surrounding-death-rites?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3324242/masterful-take-hong-kong-film-last-dance-taboos-surrounding-death-rites?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Sep 2025 01:30:30 +0000 Eugene Yim Eugene Yim Theatre enthusiasts in Hong Kong like me will know that the city’s cultural scene has recently been abuzz. While the West End’s Life of Pi had its eagerly anticipated debut shows at the Xiqu Centre last month, another show that has attracted much media attention is Yerma, which was staged at the Shouson Theatre in the Hong Kong Arts Centre, with the past weekend marking its closing performance. Yerma is a play that was originally written by Spanish dramatist Federico Garcia Lorca in 1934 and was... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3317600/yerma-law-surrogacy-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3317600/yerma-law-surrogacy-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Jul 2025 01:30:08 +0000 Eugene Yim Eugene Yim Marriage is considered by many as a union of love – a beautiful celebration of two people promising to stick together through thick and thin, in sickness and in health, and “till death do us part”. Now imagine how you would feel if, on the eve of your big day, your beloved (or, in some cases, your in-laws-to-be) asks you: “How about we sign a prenuptial agreement?” It is not exactly the most romantic conversation starter, but it is becoming increasingly common. A prenuptial agreement is a legal... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3311280/modern-marriage-hong-kong-prenuptial-agreement-or-deed-love?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3311280/modern-marriage-hong-kong-prenuptial-agreement-or-deed-love?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 May 2025 01:30:18 +0000