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Hong Kong’s justice minister Paul Lam has played down the recent resignation of three foreign judges from the city’s top court, saying local judges are more important in safeguarding the rule of law. Lam on Thursday also said he disagreed with British judge Jonathan Sumption, who recently resigned from the city’s Court of Final Appeal (CFA) and criticised the national security case against 47 pro-democracy figures. Lam said the court proceedings had not been completed and Sumption “could not be unaware” of the pressure on the judges due to his comments. But Lam said he respected Sumption’s con...
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Canadian judge Beverley McLachlin extended a three-year appointment with a commercial court in Singapore 140 days before she quit Hong Kong’s top court in May, citing a desire to spend more time with family. In an emailed statement to Canada’s National Post, Singapore Courts spokesperson Tashinnya Chandrasekaran said her appointment on the Singapore International Commercial Court was “extended for a period of three years with effect from 5 January 2024.” See also: Why do foreign judges sit on Hong Kong’s top court? McLachlin was the third overseas judge on the city’s apex court to announce the...
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