Short write-ups of recent Hong Kong judgments.
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On 9 October 2026, the Court of Appeal decided HKSAR v Y.S. [2026] HKCA 1925, refusing Y.S.’s applications for leave to appeal against his convictions and sentence. The convictions for criminal intimidation, intending to pervert the course of justice and rape, and the total sentence of 9 years and 6 months, stood. Senior Prosecutor 盧萃瑩 appeared for the HKSAR; Y.S. was self-represented.
On 25 August 2026, the Court of Final Appeal Appeal Committee (Ribeiro PJ, Lam PJ and Tang NPJ) declined to grant Dr Chu Kin Wah leave to appeal from CACV 204/2024 against the Medical Council of Hong Kong. Mr Anthony Neoh SC, with Mr Andrew Mak, Ms Barbara Wong and Mr Jiang Zixin (instructed by Paul CK Tang & Chiu), acted for the applicant. Reasons were handed down on 1 September 2026.
On 28 August 2026, Zervos JA handed down judgment in HKSAR v Chan Ching Wa (CACC 247/2025), granting the applicant leave to appeal out of time against an 18-year sentence for cocaine trafficking and conspiracy to manufacture, together with an appeal aid certificate so he can be legally represented at the substantive hearing. Mr Ng Wing Kit, SPP, appeared for the respondent. The applicant appeared in person, legal aid having been refused on 6 August 2025 and again on 12 August 2026.
On 25 August 2026, the Court of Appeal (Kwan VP and Cheung JA) handed down judgment in CACV 926/2026 ZJ v HS, allowing the Mother's appeal against Deputy District Judge Matthew Leung's dismissal of her application under the Domestic and Cohabitation Relationship Violence Ordinance (Cap. 189) for an injunction restraining the Father from molesting the children of the family. Ms June Cheung, instructed by Withers, acted for the successful Petitioner.
On 14 August 2026, the Court of Appeal (Anthony Chan JA and Coleman J) handed down judgment in Lee Chick Choi v. The Hong Kong Golf Club, CAMP 329/2023 & CAMP 358/2023, [2026] HKCA 682, dismissing all of the claimant's applications and ordering him to pay costs on an indemnity basis. Mr Martin Kok of Counsel, instructed by Messrs Johnson, Stokes & Master, acted for the successful Club.
CS was main contractor on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Project. HKR was the marine works subcontractor under a remeasurement contract (§6). Two disputes went to arbitration: the Sand Fill Issue (whether HKR could claim 100% sand fill, or had to use 30% public fill under a pre-contract oral agreement and Main Contract terms) and the Double Recovery Issue (whether BQ Item 19 and Extra Works Item 20 paid twice for the same rockfill). Arbitrator Mr Bernard Wu found for HKR on both. CS sought leave to appeal under s 5/6 of Schedule 2 to the Arbitration Ordinance. The judge refused leave on 22 November 2024, then granted it on 7 February 2025. CS appealed. The Court of Appeal (Poon CJHC, Kwan VP and Chow JA) dismissed the appeal on 20 July 2026.