... filed in court on July 20. Goldman Sachs, which earned close to US$600 million to arrange and underwrite the 1MDB bonds, was not accused of any wrongdoing in the lawsuits. But they allege investors w ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-05
... to seek a court ruling on the disqualification of certain candidates due to their political views, several pro-Beijing legal experts are sending signals that the National People's Congress could preem ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-04
A court in the Chinese city of Tianjin on Wednesday sentenced a democracy and religious freedom advocate to seven-and-a-half years in prison. Hu Shigen (胡石根), 61, was handed the jail term after he was ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-04
... that the court would rule in favor of Leung in his petition and that could result in his election. Leong said Beijing, which he believes is behind the new election requirement, is only helping the ca ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-03
... People's Court, following a half-day trial, also ordered that Zhai be strippped of his political rights for four years, the report said. Zhai was among 300 lawyers and activists arrested since July l ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-03
... rime by a court of law. As such, there is no reason for the government to block a candidate with a political stance that is different from that subscribed to by the administration. It is now quite cle ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-02
... istrate's court on Tuesday, charged with theft. A police spokesman said Cheung's arrest came after the Hong Kong police learned from their Guangdong counterparts that Cheung was about to return to Hon ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-02
... waiting a court hearing. Police did not give a motive for the alleged attack. Apple Daily, citing Chinese media reports, says Liang was preparing to board a China Eastern flight to Shanghai with her f ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-01
China's leadership is resisting pressure from elements within the military for a stronger response to an international court's ruling over South China Sea claims, Reuters reported, citing sources. War ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-01
... 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 Insight2016-07-29
... ions in a court in a bid to get the new electoral rule quashed, but a judge ruled Wednesday that there is no need for an urgent hearing. Following the setback, independence-leaning candidates were fa ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-29
... 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
