... the High Court seeking its quick intervention. But the court, while accepting their applications, ruled on Wednesday that it sees no urgency in dealing with the issue before the nomination period end ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-29
... bitration court in The Hague ruled this month that China did not have historic rights to the South China Sea, Reuters said. China rejected the ruling and refused to participate in the case. "This is a ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-29
The High Court has ruled that there is no need for an urgent hearing on judicial review petitions lodged by some Legislative Council hopefuls on a controversial new rule on election candidates. Justic ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-28
A senior Deutsche Bank executive pleaded not guilty to a charge of dangerous driving causing death, saying the brakes of his Ferrari malfunctioned and caused the fatal accident. The court heard that t ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-28
... d Honeley Court in Tuen Mun. The stores were ordered to remove the products in question from their shelves immediately. Under existing regulations, curcumin can be applied on processed food but it can ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-27
The government should lodge a strong protest with mainland authorities over jail sentences handed by a Chinese court to two Hong Kong journalists, said bookseller Lam Wing-kee, who returned to Hong Ko ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-27
... Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled on July 12 that China’s claims of sovereignty over most of the South China Sea have no legal basis and that Beijing had violated the Philippines’ sove ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-27
US Secretary of State John Kerry said he supports the resumption of talks between China and the Philippines over the South China Sea, following an international court ruling against Beijing over the d ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-27
... here is a court judgment that says so. These candidates have shown that they have sufficient public nomination and met the basic requirements to be qualified as candidates. That should be enough to co ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-26
A university student who launched a cyber attack on a bank's website at the height of the Occupy protests in 2014 has avoided a jail term after a Fanling magistrates' court sentenced him to 15 months ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-26
A former Wall Street investment banker faces trial in Manhattan for insider trading, the first since a US appeals court curtailed the ability federal prosecutors to pursue such cases. Sean Stewart, an ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-25
Southeast Asian nations failed to agree on maritime disputes in the South China Sea after Cambodia blocked any mention to an international court ruling against Beijing in their statement, Reuters repo ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-25
... rnational Court of Justice and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) both have established procedures concerning the withdrawal of a previous ruling, only if there is some irrefuta ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-22
Three prominent student leaders who were declared guilty by a local court Thursday in connection with charges related to the 2014 Occupy protests have said that they don't regret their actions. Joshua ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-22
The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague may not be as prestigious as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) but its decisions should not be underestimated. This is because the tribunal ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-21
... appear in court on Friday. Fung faces charges of criminal intimidation, criminal damage and attempted forcible entry, stemming from his role in the Jan. 26 siege which held up vice chancellor Peter M ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-21
... a federal court referred to "Malaysian Official 1" in the complaint, a reference believed to be of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, who had overseen the state fund. The Justice Department said U ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-21
... bitration court in The Hague that invalidated its vast territorial claims in the South China Sea. It refused to take part in the proceedings brought by the Philippines. China has repeatedly blamed the ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-21
... a federal court in New York. The move came in the wake of an investigation by the US Justice Department into foreign-exchange rigging at global banks. HSBC said it cooperating in the US probe. Prosecu ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-21
... Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled that China’s claims of sovereignty over most of the South China Sea have no legal basis and that Beijing had violated the Philippines’ sovereign right ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-20
