Litton
Also recorded in judgments as: Court: Mr Justice Litton.
Litton has 145 reported Hong Kong decisions (1997–2000) in the HKCFA.
About Litton
Litton has 145 reported Hong Kong decisions (1997–2000). These were decided across HKCFA (145). Of these, 145 sitting on the coram.
Source: derived from 145 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision . Published on HKLII.
On the judicial record
Litton held the designation of Chief Justice (CJ) and appears in the reported record primarily in the appellate courts, with the Court of Final Appeal accounting for the whole of the record. The reported matters concern Criminal Law, Judicial Review & Immigration and Construction & Building Disputes, with further matters in Drug Offences, Bribery & Corruption, Land & Property, Employment & Labour and Intellectual Property, reported between 1997 and 2000.
Criminal appeals in the record include Wong Kam Cheung v. HKSAR [2000] HKCFA 31, Chan Pun Chung and Another v. HKSAR [2000] HKCFA 1, Chu Sik Chor and Another v. HKSAR [2000] HKCFA 2 and Liem Hung and Others v. HKSAR [2000] HKCFA 11. Commercial and shipping matters include The Tian Sheng No.8 (Owners of the Ship) v. Owners of Cargo [2000] HKCFA 33 and [2000] HKCFA 105, and Jumbo Gold Investment Ltd. v. Warren Yuen Cheong Leung and Another [2000] HKCFA 24. Regulatory and land matters include Hong Kong Housing Society v. Tang Kar Hung [2000] HKCFA 26 and Secretary for Justice v. Jerry Lui Kin Hong [2000] HKCFA 23.
How many cases has Litton decided?
Litton has 145 reported Hong Kong decisions (1997–2000).
Which courts does Litton sit in?
Litton sits in HKCFA (145).
What court did Litton preside over?
Litton presided in the Court of Final Appeal, Hong Kong's apex appellate court, with the reported record covering criminal, commercial and land matters reported between 1997 and 2000, including Wong Kam Cheung v. HKSAR [2000] HKCFA 31.
What subject areas appear in Litton's reported record?
Litton's reported record concerns Criminal Law, Judicial Review & Immigration and Construction & Building Disputes, with further matters in Drug Offences, Bribery & Corruption and Land & Property, reported between 1997 and 2000.
What is an example of a criminal matter Litton presided over?
Litton presided over Chan Pun Chung and Another v. HKSAR [2000] HKCFA 1 and Chu Sik Chor and Another v. HKSAR [2000] HKCFA 2, both Court of Final Appeal criminal appeals decided in 2000.
Practice Areas (from the 39-area taxonomy)
Citation influence
58 of Litton's authored judgments have been cited by later Hong Kong judgments, 20075 times in total, per HKLII citation records.