The Guardian China will train thousands of foreign law enforcement officers so as to see the world order “develop in a more fair, reasonable and efficient direction”, its minister for public security has said. “We will [also] send police consultants to countries in need to conduct training to help them quickly and effectively improve their
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Perkins Coie to Close Beijing Office, Shift Strategic Focus to Shenzhen
Perkins Coie has commenced the process of closing its Beijing office and will shift its strategic focus in China to Shenzhen, the firm confirmed to ALB. This move follows the firm’s decision to close its Shanghai office in March this year, marking another adjustment in its operations within mainland China. Perkins Coie has now become the…
Statement: Foreign-related laws to be enhanced
China is enhancing its legal framework governing foreign-related issues in order to better meet its opening-up and high-quality economic development, officials from the Ministry of Justice said on Friday. As China expands measures for further opening-up, the legal and security risks for its citizens and businesses abroad also rise. In response, the country is building…
Reed Smith Closing Beijing & Will Stay In Shanghai
Legal Business Online Pittsburgh-founded Reed Smith is planning to close its Beijing office, becoming the latest major U.S. law firm to shrink its footprint in China. It will leave the firm with just one branch on the mainland, in Shanghai. The firm has “decided to strategically consolidate our resources in our Shanghai office, which closely…
Hong Kong court convicts former Stand News editors of sedition
A Hong Kong court on Thursday found two editors of the now-defunct Stand News media outlet guilty of conspiring to publish seditious articles in a case that has drawn international scrutiny amid a security crackdown in the China-ruled city. The two editors, Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, could be jailed for up to two years…
China: Trial of rights lawyer Yu Wensheng held today
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Bloomberg Report: Hong Kong’s Legal Exodus Leaves Law Students With Few Places to Go… The legal industry in Hong Kong is growing at the slowest pace in a decade.
When Katie Lam was deciding what to study back in 2018, she thought that a Law degree would open the most doors in a future career. She was overjoyed to be accepted into her chosen subject at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Almost six years on, the outlook in the city has soured with…
Greater China Legal History Seminar Series – ‘Sir TL Yang – Hong Kong’s first Chinese Chief Justice’ by Prof. Li Chen (Online)
This presentation focuses on Sir TL Yang, the first ethnic Chinese Chief Justice of Hong Kong. It examines Yang’s lesser-known law school years in Shanghai and London, revealing how these formative experiences shaped his path to becoming the first China-born judge appointed to judicial positions in colonial Hong Kong. Additionally, the presentation explores the various…
Article: British Judges Are Carrying Water for China
Project Syndicate write Aug 15, 2024 Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement has just suffered another major blow. In a new ruling, a former UK Supreme Court president who serves on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal has done more than Chinese propagandists ever could to bolster the false impression that China is committed to the…
The 18th Annual Conference of the European China Law Studies Association will be held in Hong Kong from 19 to 21 September 2024.
This’ll be a bundle of laughs this year! Here’s the blurb The 18th Annual Conference of the European China Law Studies Association (ECLS/ www.ecls.eu) will be held in Hong Kong from 19 to 21 September 2024. The conference will be hosted and organized by the Faculty of Law of The Chinese University of Hong Kong…