This section comprises the summaries of notable judgments in the past 12 months. Summaries are prepared for selected cases which involve important or significant legal principles or issues, issues of public interest, issues that attract strong media or public interest, and/or for educational purpose. The section aims to assist the public to understand the notable judgments and hence is not intended to be exhaustive. Please visit the Judiciary website for reference to other cases not covered in this section.
(The summaries of notable judgments contained in this section are prepared by the Department of Justice (DoJ) based on DoJ's own interpretation and understanding of the judgments of the courts concerned. The summaries are not legal advice and should not be relied upon by anyone as such. The summaries have no legal effect and are not intended to be cited as authorities of any kind. To fully understand the legal effect of the courts' judgments, the whole judgments of the courts concerned should be looked at.)
No. | Date | Court | Case Name / Number | Subject Matter Involved |
Summary |
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10 Nov 2023 | Court of Final Appeal | COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE v. DR THE HONOURABLE LEUNG KA-LAU FACV 5/2023 |
Tax – charge of salaries tax in relation to a payment received by the taxpayer as damages for loss of rest days and statutory / public holidays | Download | |
23 Aug 2023 | Court of First Instance | SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. TSANG CHI SING HCMP 586/2022 |
Civil Contempt of Court | Download | |
18 Aug 2023 | Court of First Instance | SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. YEUNG HIN WUN HCMP 674/2022 |
Civil Contempt of Court | Download | |
14 Aug 2023 18 Jul 2023 |
Court of First Instance | SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. CHEUNG CHI HO HCMP 598/2022 ([2023] HKCFI 2104) HCMP 598/2022 ([2023] HKCFI 2099) |
Civil Contempt of Court | Download | |
08 Aug 2023 | Court of First Instance | SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. WONG KWOK LEUNG HCMP 664/2022 |
Civil Contempt of Court | Download | |
31 July 2023 | Court of First Instance | SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. LEE PAK NAP HCMP 587/2022 |
Contempt of Court | Download | |
28 Jul 2023 | Court of First Instance | SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. PERSONS CONDUCTING THEMSELVES IN ANY OF THE ACTS PROHIBITED UNDER PARAGRAPH 1(A), (B), (C) OR (D) OF THE INDORSEMENT OF CLAIM HCA 855/2023 |
Interim injunction restraining four classes of acts as defined in the Indorsement of Claim in relation to a song | Download | |
26 Jul 2023 | Court of First Instance | SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. SO YAT KAI HCMP 351/2023 |
Criminal Contempt of Court | Download | |
25 May 2023 | Court of First Instance | SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. WONG CHI FUNG HCMP 585/2022 |
Civil Contempt of Court | Download | |
19 May 2023 | Court of First Instance | LAI CHEE-YING v. SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE LAI CHEE-YING v. THE COMMITTEE FOR SAFEGUARDING NATIONAL SECURITY OF THE HKSAR AND DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION HCMP 253/2023 & HCAL 566/2023 |
Decision of the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the HKSAR | Download | |
14 Apr 2023 | Court of First Instance | SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. YIP SIN MAN HCMP 539/2022 |
Civil Contempt of Court | Download | |
06 Dec 2022 | Court of Final Appeal | CHU KONG v. SUN MIN & OTHERS FACV 6/2022 & FACV 7/2022 |
Role of the Secretary for Justice in criminal contempt proceedings | Download | |
17 Oct 2022 | Court of First Instance | SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. CHAN PO HONG HCMP 2199/2021 |
Civil Contempt of Court | Download | |
30 Sep 2022 | Court of First Instance | LAI CHEE-YING v. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE HCMP 1218/2020 |
Claims of legal professional privilege and journalistic material | Download | |
05 Aug 2022 | Court of Final Appeal | KOO MING KOWN & MURAKAMI TADAO v. THE COMMISSIONER OF INLAND REVENUE FACV 1/2022 |
Liability imposed on officers of a company for additional tax under section 82A of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112) who signed incorrect tax returns of the company | Download |