Convictions related to the Tiananmen vigil in Hong Kong have drawn criticism from Western nations, with Beijing condemning the interference. The rulings raise concerns about freedom of expression and assembly in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong courts have convicted activists involved in a Tiananmen Square vigil of inciting subversion, a move seen as further tightening control over dissent in the city.

A Hong Kong court has convicted leaders of a group that organized annual Tiananmen Square vigils on charges of inciting subversion, marking a significant development in the city's political landscape.

A Hong Kong court has ordered the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper to pay HK$1.5 million to a couple in a defamation lawsuit. The ruling pertains to articles published in 2019.

A Hong Kong court has ordered a unit of China's state-backed SDIC Commodities Co. to liquidate, adding to the financial difficulties for the metals trader amid increased scrutiny on the sector by Beijing.

A Hong Kong court has ordered a retrial for Matthew Choi, 36, who pleaded not guilty to murdering a taxi driver in 2021, after the jury failed to reach a majority verdict in the initial trial.

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a 65-year-old repeat sex offender, William Wu, to four months in jail for indecently assaulting a teenage girl on a double-decker bus.

A Hong Kong court ordered the acquittal of 14 defendants charged in the alleged murder of a former triad gangster five years ago, citing that prosecutors failed to prove fatal head injuries were a result of deliberate actions.

A Hong Kong court has rejected an appeal by jailed social worker Jackie Chen against her rioting conviction linked to the 2019 protests and unrest.

The case of two Hong Kong men charged with conspiring to commit terrorist acts under the national security law has been adjourned to October, as proceedings to transfer the case to a higher court continue.

A Hong Kong court heard harrowing details of a five-year-old boy's final moments, who died after allegedly being physically abused, confined, and starved by his mother. The child weighed only 9.7kg, half his expected weight, at the time of his death.

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a man to 14 years in prison for his involvement in an "evil" bomb plot targeting authorities during and after the 2019 anti-government protests.

A Hong Kong court awarded HK$6.29 million (US$802,698) in damages to a dancer who was paralyzed after being struck by a falling giant screen during a Cantopop boy band Mirror concert four years ago.

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a construction worker to 10 months in prison for throwing dozens of sheets of paper bearing seditious messages from his flat.

An Australian man, Samuel Anthony Monkivitch, has been fined HK$2,000 and given a suspended jail term by a Hong Kong court for repeatedly leaving restaurants without paying.

A Hong Kong court sentenced a former university professor to 20 weeks in jail for accepting a HK$40,000 bribe and offering red packets to colleagues to facilitate the admission of an unqualified student.

Hong Kong internet personality "Mr Ho" has pleaded guilty to stabbing his 45-year-old wife, "Mrs Ho," in a domestic violence dispute. A Hong Kong court denied him bail as a prison sentence is expected.

A Hong Kong court has ordered the freezing of properties and assets worth over HK$9 billion (US$1.15 billion) belonging to Chinese-born Cambodian businessman Chen Zhi and his associated entities.

A 62-year-old saleswoman and a 63-year-old sailor were sentenced to community service by a Hong Kong court after pleading guilty to committing sexual acts in public at an outlying island pier last year.

A Hong Kong court has convicted a beautician of blackmailing her former boyfriend for HK$2.6 million (US$331,000) by threatening to expose his identity and their affair.

Hong Kong's top court has made a significant development in tort law, clarifying that 'annoying' behavior can be considered harassment. This decision follows years of debate in lower courts and impacts the legal definition of harassment.

A Hong Kong court has remanded an additional 10 individuals in custody in connection with the HK$1.6 billion JPEX cryptocurrency scandal, bringing the total number prosecuted in the city's largest alleged financial fraud to 26.

A Hong Kong court has granted a one-year probation order to a senior Immigration Department assistant who was convicted of repeatedly choking his wife and young son during domestic disputes.

Anthony Mason, former Australian chief justice and one of the first non-permanent judges on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, has died at the age of 100.

Records show that journalist Selina Cheng was terminated by the Wall Street Journal due to redundancy, a top human resources executive for the newspaper’s parent company has told a Hong Kong court. The unlawful dismissal lawsuit brought by Cheng against Dow Jones Publishing Co. (Asia) Inc., alleging that she was fired in July 2024 because […]

Hong Kong's Court of Appeal has ruled that the government was justified in sacking a veteran teacher for making anti-police remarks, overturning a previous ruling that deemed the dismissal unlawful.

A Hong Kong court has barred a Taiwanese academic from testifying in activist Chow Hang-tung’s national security trial, citing his past criticisms of the Chinese Communist Party as a lack of 'independence and objectivity'.

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a 68-year-old retiree to eight months in jail for seditious online posts criticizing authorities and calling for an election boycott.

A Hong Kong court has overturned the fraud conviction of Jimmy Lai, founder of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, who is also serving a sentence under the national security law.

A Hong Kong court has overturned the fraud conviction of former media mogul Jimmy Lai, a prominent pro-democracy figure.

A Hong Kong court has dismissed appeals by 12 opposition activists, upholding their convictions and sentences in the city’s largest national security case, ruling that an unofficial 2020 primary election was subversive.

A Hong Kong court has rejected appeals from 12 former pro-democracy lawmakers who were convicted under the National Security Law for anti-government activities.

A Hong Kong court has upheld the convictions of pro-democracy activists charged with conspiracy to commit subversion for their involvement in an unofficial primary election in 2021.

A Hong Kong court has rejected an appeal in the landmark 'Hong Kong 47' subversion case, a significant development in the city's legal and political climate.

A Hong Kong court has ordered the liquidation of the Christian Zheng Sheng Association, a charity embroiled in scandal, due to its failure to repay HK$61 million.

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a former teacher to 18 months in prison for molesting a 15-year-old student on two occasions in 2020.

A Hong Kong court has convicted activists who organized vigils commemorating the Tiananmen Square crackdown, marking a significant legal development in the city's political landscape.

A think tank, founded by Executive Council member Ronny Tong Ka-wah, has suggested that Hong Kong establish a full-time training program for top law graduates to become judges. The proposal aims to expand the local judicial talent pool and alleviate courtroom delays.

A Hong Kong woman who returned from Australia has been acquitted of two charges related to the 2019 anti-government protests due to insufficient evidence.

A Hong Kong court has ordered a retrial for a murder suspect after a jury failed to reach a verdict on his defense of committing the crime while suffering from a delusion of harassment by electromagnetic waves.

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a 27-year-old former law student to 34 months in prison for participating in a riot during the city's 2019 social unrest, reversing her prior acquittal.

A Hong Kong court has ordered the former employer of a late Filipina domestic worker, who was fired after a cervical cancer diagnosis, to pay over HK$251,000 to her family. An NGO welcomed the ruling but criticized the difficult process.

A Hong Kong court has granted HK$300,000 bail to an assistant manager of the project consultant involved in a HK$336 million renovation at the fire-damaged Wang Fuk Court, pending a money laundering trial.

A Hong Kong court sentenced a 70-year-old gang member to one year in prison for forcing two Thai women into prostitution. The women were trafficked from Thailand in 2023 after falling for job scams advertising massage therapist positions.

A Hong Kong court dismissed a HK$12 million claim against actress Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi by her former agent, finding she had not signed the alleged contract or received advance payment.

A Hong Kong court has issued an arrest warrant for Youcef Bennoui, a 35-year-old British tourist, who allegedly jumped bail after being charged with vandalizing self-check-in kiosks at the city’s airport.

A Hong Kong court has reversed the acquittal of a former law student, finding her guilty of a 2019 anti-government protest riot charge based on "overwhelming" circumstantial evidence of her encouraging other participants.

A Hong Kong court has fined the now-defunct bakery chain Taipan Bread & Cakes HK$251,800 for over HK$1.3 million in unpaid wages and entitlements.

A Hong Kong court has ordered the forfeiture of over HK$670,000 in 'terrorist property' from three individuals involved in a thwarted bomb plot during the 2019 protests.

A man who previously represented residents of Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, along with his wife, has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and money laundering.

A 10-year-old girl testified in a Hong Kong court that her domestic helper inappropriately touched her while waking her up, with the helper denying the charges.

A Hong Kong court has convicted two footballers and a betting agent for bribing players to rig game outcomes, in what is described as the city's largest match-fixing case in years.

A Hong Kong court has imposed a nearly HK$1 million fine on the owner of a luxury home at Redhill Peninsula for illegal structures, marking the harshest penalty to date for violations discovered three years ago.

A mainland Chinese woman was acquitted by a Hong Kong court of forging academic qualifications for a talent scheme application, with the judge suggesting she might have been defrauded by her agent.

A Hong Kong court has dropped a fraud charge against the former financial chief of Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s flagship media company, Apple Daily, after he testified for the prosecution against his former employer.

Patrik Tobias Ekstrom, a Swedish businessman convicted of raping his domestic helper, has failed to clear his name after a Hong Kong court dismissed his appeal, sending him back to prison.

Two former leaders of a disbanded alliance behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square vigil have been ruled to have a case to answer in a high-profile subversion trial, after judges found sufficient evidence to support prosecutors’ allegations of inciting others to overthrow the government.

A Hong Kong court has convicted a CityU professor of offering a HK$1,000 bribe to a property agent to avoid paying HK$16,000 in compensation for breaching a tenancy agreement.

The High Court has dismissed a Hong Kong press group’s legal challenge against government restrictions on media access to the vehicle registry. High Court Judge Russell Coleman handed down his judgment on Friday, rejecting the Hong Kong Journalists Association’s (HKJA) judicial review against the Transport Department. The HKJA argued that the new arrangement on media […]

A Swedish businessman jailed for seven years in 2024 after being found guilty of raping a domestic worker has appealed his conviction. Patrik Tobias Ekstrom appeared at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday. Ekstrom was found guilty of one count of rape and one count of non-consensual buggery in August 2024, after a seven-member jury returned a […]

A Hong Kong court has overturned the fraud conviction of prominent China critic Jimmy Lai, marking a rare legal victory for him.

Hong Kong court overturns China critic Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction in rare legal victory  CLUB OF MOZAMBIQUE

A senior assistant at Hong Kong’s Immigration Department has pleaded guilty to repeatedly throttling his wife and five-year-old son during arguments, as heard in Kowloon City Court.

A court in Hong Kong has upheld the jailing of 12 pro-democracy activists and politicians involved in the 'Hong Kong 47' subversion case, stemming from mass arrests in early 2021.

A Hong Kong court has rejected appeals filed by 12 of the 'HK47' activists who were previously jailed.

The Hong Kong Court of Appeal is set to deliver its verdict on 12 opposition activists appealing their convictions or sentences from the city's largest national security trial.

A Hong Kong appellate court is scheduled to announce its verdict on February 23 concerning the appeals of 12 activists convicted of conspiring to subvert state power.

China has publicly rejected foreign criticism regarding a recent court ruling in Hong Kong, asserting its judicial sovereignty.

Hong Kong parents have lost their legal bid to regain custody of their baby, Danny, from welfare authorities. The court dismissed the father's attempt as 'inappropriate'.

A Hong Kong court sentenced a man to 22 years in prison for repeatedly raping his daughter since she was 13, with the judge noting the penalty could not compensate for the victim's ordeal.

A Hong Kong magistrate has acquitted a former auxiliary police officer of assaulting his wife, citing inconsistencies in her testimony regarding the alleged attack.

A Hong Kong court has ruled in favor of the embattled conglomerate Evergrande, allowing it to recover approximately HK$6 billion (US$764.7 million) from a third party after dismissing the borrower's arguments against enforcement.

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a mentally disabled waiter to two years and four months in prison for inciting subversion, promoting a pro-Taiwan party, and disseminating anti-Communist Party messages.

A Hong Kong court convicted two prisoners for helping a correctional officer attack a fellow inmate, who was severely wounded after being assaulted with a stick.

A Hong Kong court has awarded over HK$251,000 (US$32,000) to the family of a domestic helper who was dismissed by her employer in 2019 after being diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer and subsequently died.

A Hong Kong court has placed baby Danny, born to a 'free birth' couple, into the care of the Social Welfare Department for three years. The couple has lost custody of their child following the court's decision.

A Hong Kong court has dismissed a US$1.53 million claim brought by actress Cecilia Cheung's former agent, who accused her of breaching film appearance contracts. The judge ruled that the contract in question was likely fabricated.

A Hong Kong court has awarded HK$6.29 million in compensation to a dancer who suffered 'catastrophic' disabilities and permanent incapacity after being hit by a falling screen during a concert by the boy band Mirror.

A Hong Kong court has extended an injunction against the finance chief of a private college, his wife, and two other defendants, preventing them from handling over HK$25 million in allegedly misappropriated funds.

A Hong Kong court has sentenced four men to up to three years and one month in jail for rioting at Polytechnic University during the 2019 anti-government protests.

Hong Kong's highest court is reviewing a law that prohibits calls to boycott the city's "patriots-only" elections, with critics arguing it violates residents' rights to express political disapproval.

A Hong Kong court acquitted a former HSBC banker of assaulting his wife, suggesting she may have fabricated the accusation to gain an advantage in their divorce proceedings.

A Hong Kong court has ordered the freezing of over HK$9 billion in properties and assets belonging to detained Chinese-born Cambodian businessman Chen Zhi and associated entities.

Chinese Creditors Turn to Hong Kong Courts to Enforce Rulings  Bloomberg.com

A Hong Kong court has acquitted a former senior manager of the Chinese cryptocurrency exchange Huobi, who was accused of secretly transferring five million Tether (worth about US$5 million) to his personal accounts six years ago.

A Hong Kong court has sentenced 13 parents and a merchant to up to 14 months in jail for offering bribes to a kindergarten administrator at the city's largest international school group.

Hong Kong's Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a Swedish businessman, upholding his conviction for the rape and buggery of his former domestic worker and returning him to jail.

Sir Anthony Mason, a highly respected jurist who served as one of Hong Kong’s first justices on the Court of Final Appeal, has passed away at the age of 100. He was known for his significant contributions to Hong Kong's legal system and the common law world.

A Hong Kong court has ruled that two activists involved in a Tiananmen vigil must face trial for subversion under the Beijing-imposed national security law, specifically regarding calls to 'end one-party rule' in China.

A Hong Kong court has denied the Wall Street Journal's attempt to dismiss a wrongful dismissal lawsuit filed by a former employee who claims she was fired for taking a leadership role in a local press union.

A Hong Kong court has upheld limits on journalists' instant access to the vehicle registry, ruling against the Hong Kong Journalists Association's judicial challenge despite a previous top court ruling that journalism is a valid reason for access.

A British woman has been convicted of blackmailing a compatriot for a £100,000 (US$134,030) payout after accusing him of rape and threatening to report him to Hong Kong police. Isabel Anonia Barbra Eudora Rose, 25, turned from an alleged rape victim into a defendant standing trial at the District Court in Wan Chai for blackmailing the man, a banker she met during a trip to Thailand, and for making a false police report about the alleged rape, which she claimed took place on the night of Janua...

A Hong Kong court has sentenced the father of a pro-democracy activist, who is wanted in the US, to prison for violating the national security law by attempting to cancel his daughter's insurance contract. This ruling highlights the authorities' increasing pressure on families of overseas activists.

A Hong Kong court overturned the fraud conviction of prominent China critic Jimmy Lai, marking a rare legal victory for the pro-democracy media mogul.

A Hong Kong court has convicted 13 parents and a merchant for offering bribes ranging from HK$20,000 to HK$200,000 to a kindergarten administrator to secure school enrolments.

A Hong Kong appeals court has upheld the convictions and sentences of a dozen democracy campaigners jailed for subversion during the city's largest trial under a Beijing-imposed national security law.

A Hong Kong court has dismissed appeals filed by 12 defendants in a high-profile national security trial, as reported by local media.

A Hong Kong court has upheld the imprisonment of 12 pro-democracy activists who had hoped for acquittal in a case related to the controversial security law.

A Hong Kong court has granted bail to a driver suspected to have deliberately crashed his coach on the Shenzhen Bay Bridge, injuring 17 passengers, with the magistrate urging the man’s family to “pay extra attention” to his condition. Lee Kai-po, 63, appeared before West Kowloon Court on a charge of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm on Wednesday. Bail was set at HK$50,000 (US$6,370). As part of his bail conditions, Lee was told to hand in his driving licence and ordered not to leave...

A Hong Kong court has issued a parental order for two boys born via a verbal surrogacy agreement in mainland China, granting rights to a local married couple.