... itutional Court must decide whether to uphold the motion, a process that could take up to 180 days. Park's duties were immediately assumed by Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on an interim basis. Park, 64 ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-09
NBA great Michael Jordan has claimed a legal victory in China. The high court ruled that a Chinese sportswear company can’t sell merchandise using his name in Chinese characters, the Wall Street Journ ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-09
... Hong Kong courts surely could have dealt with the issue themselves – under the “one country, two systems” framework, Hong Kong is assured an independent court system, in addition to the right to elect ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-08
... istrates’ court on Wednesday. He has been suspended from the service. His lawyer asked the court for leniency, saying the defendant was not accustomed to his new post at the time and was looking for ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-08
... s about a court ruling that spared student leaders Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow immediate jail terms despite the Occupy disruptions. The youth activists were let off lightly, feels Peaker, wh ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-08
... means the court is going to rule on their legitimacy sooner or later, with or without the government's legal initiative. Besides, the government also owes the public an explanation as to how it is goi ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-08
... itutional court takes as many as 180 days to review the move. If the court agrees, a presidential election would be held in 60 days, with the prime minister serving as interim leader. The impeachment ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-08
... llowing a court ruling on their disqualification. Encouraged by the successful legal challenge against Yau and Sixtus Leung, the DOJ is believed to have made further requests to disqualify four more p ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-07
... District Court that everyone could see the quality of the video footage was bad and therefore no one could conclude the man seen being beaten was the plaintiff, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-07
... Since the court trials over the legitimacy of the four nativist lawmakers are likely to drag on for months, and it would be at least until the summer or even the autumn of 2017 when any by-election wi ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-07
... sons from court battles of fellow tycoons -- Lau is speeding up the process of dividing his estate among his loved ones. According to some estimates, the property billionaire's fortune amounts to almo ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-06
... the High Court is yet to begin hearings over a government bid to get them disqualified. The Department of Justice (DoJ) had earlier sought a judicial review on the four lawmakers in a bid to get them ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-06
... Coroner's Court is following up on the case. The restaurant said it has always strictly maintained hygiene in preparing and handling food. The turkey dish and pumpkin pie have been taken off the menu. ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-06
... s, citing court records. The maid is said to have repeated the same trick more than 100 times, enabling her to pocket a total of HK$147,200 from her employer. It was only when Ng mentioned the bank wi ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-05
... e Supreme Court to void Robredo’s proclamation. Robredo’s resignation could signal a period of struggle is looming, with Duterte drawing a "clear divide" between the administration and its members, ac ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-05
... ents, the court was told. She also underwent an abortion. Kan and Cheng became lovers in January 2015 but the affair ended three months later when Cheng’s wife found out about it. In January this year ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-02
... after the Court of Appeal upheld a High Court ruling barring them from taking office, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports. Legco president Andrew Leung said the decision was made after the pair fai ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-02
... s year, a court has suspended Green Field Motor’s operation after it failed to settle payments owed to more than 260 suppliers. Harmony has been heavily criticized for not conducting proper due dilige ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-02
... ls of the court decision disqualifying the Youngspiration duo from their elected positions in the Legislative Council, people are bound to say of the report: "Is this a joke?" According to a study con ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-01
Sixtus Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching are considering seeking a Court of Final Appeal ruling on their disqualification from the Legislative Council. A decision on their next move will be made in the n ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-01
