Areas of Hong Kong law
Browse HK case law by doctrinal area — each hub maps to PCLL and conversion subjects. HK neutral citation + HKCFAR / HKLRD reported references.
Constitutional
Constitutional cases under the Basic Law, Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, and the Joint Declaration framework. Ng Ka Ling on right of abode. Lau Kong Yung o…
Criminal
Criminal cases under the Crimes Ordinance, Theft Ordinance, Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, and Prevention of Bribery Ordinance. Lam Kwong Wai on reverse-onus and pr…
Tort
Tort cases largely tracking English common law with HK overlays. Cheng v Tse Wai Chun on the fair-comment defence. Oriental Press Group v Fevaworks on internet …
Contract
Contract cases under the Sale of Goods Ordinance, Misrepresentation Ordinance, and common-law backdrop. Akai Holdings v Ernst & Young on auditor's duty. Polymer…
Land
Land cases under the Conveyancing and Property Ordinance, Land Registration Ordinance, and government-lease tenure (HK is essentially leasehold). Hysan Developm…
Equity
Equity-and-trusts cases under the Trustee Ordinance and common-law principle. Akai v Bank of East Asia on the three-step knowing-receipt test. Thanakharn v Akai…
Civil Procedure
Civil-procedure cases following the Civil Justice Reform 2009 — RHC Order 18 pleadings, summary judgment, discovery, costs. Practice direction line.…
Criminal Procedure
Criminal-procedure cases on indictment, trial, sentencing, and appellate practice. Magistrates Ordinance line. Court of Appeal sentencing principles.…
Evidence
Evidence-law cases under the Evidence Ordinance — hearsay, character, similar fact, opinion, expert evidence. Secretary for Justice v Cheung Kwok Leung on the p…
Commercial
Commercial cases on sale of goods, agency, partnership, secured transactions, and negotiable instruments under HK ordinances. Moulin Global Eyecare on attributi…
Company
Company-law cases under the Companies Ordinance (Cap 622) — directors' duties, members' rights, derivative actions, restructuring under Cap 32. Waddington v Cha…
Administrative
Administrative-law and judicial-review cases under Order 53 RHC. Society for Protection of the Harbour on overriding public-interest tests. Kwok Wing Hang v Chi…
Professional Conduct
Professional-conduct cases on solicitors' and barristers' rules — anti-money-laundering, client-account handling, conflicts. A Solicitor (23/1976) on standards …