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Our litigation team has successfully obtained permission given by the Judge of the High Court to admit Lord Pannick QC, a world renowned and prominent Queen’s Counsel in London, to join the Hong Kong legal team in representing our client Mr. Lau Luen Hung in his application (“the Application”) for leave to apply for Judicial Review in respect of the Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019, despite objections from the Hong Kong Bar Association and the Secretary for Justice.

 

The success is unprecedented as this is the first time London Queen’s Counsel is admitted at the leave stage of judicial review proceedings.

 

The Application, which is fixed to be heard on 21 June 2019, involves important public law issues including protection of citizen’s constitutional rights under the Basic Law and the Hong Kong Bill of Rights.

 

Our litigation team handling the Application is headed by senior partner Peter Sit, co-headed by partner Roy Leung, assisted by senior associate Sidney Ho, associate Jenny Wong, three trainee solicitors, Joyce Cheng, Karis Chan and Marco Chong and other professional staff including in-house translator Kei Leung.