Secretary for Justice
Secretary for Justice appears in 85 reported Hong Kong court cases (1998–2026), most often before the HKCFI.
About Secretary for Justice
Secretary for Justice appears in 85 reported Hong Kong court cases (1998–2026). Secretary for Justice is recorded as Respondent (22), Defendant (19) and Petitioner (4). These cases were heard before HKCFI (30), HKCFA (29) and HKCA (15).
Source: derived from 85 published Hong Kong judgments, most recent decision . Published on HKLII.
How many Singapore court cases involve Secretary for Justice?
Secretary for Justice appears in 85 reported Hong Kong court cases (1998–2026).
Which courts does Secretary for Justice appear in?
Secretary for Justice appears before HKCFI (30), HKCFA (29) and HKCA (15).
In the court record
Secretary for Justice is a party organization with a long-running litigation record before the Hong Kong courts, spanning the Court of Final Appeal, Court of First Instance, Court of Appeal, District Court and Lands Tribunal between 1998 and 2026. It has appeared chiefly as respondent, with substantial appearances also as defendant, plaintiff, appellant and applicant, and the reported matters concern judicial review and immigration, criminal law, and land and property, together with narrower strands in bankruptcy and insolvency, discrimination and equal opportunities, national security, bribery and corruption, and children, custody and adoption.
Representative matters include Secretary for Justice v. Singh Harwinder [2026] HKCA 116 and Secretary for Justice v. 華德剛 [2025] HKCA 1110, Secretary for Justice v. Li Yik Ho [2024] HKCFA 30 as respondent, and CB v. Commissioner of Police, Secretary for Justice, Secretary for Security [2025] HKCFA 10, in which it appeared alongside the Commissioner of Police and Secretary for Security as respondent. In the national security-related matter Lai Chee Ying v. The Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the HKSAR and Another [2024] HKCA 611, Secretary for Justice appeared as putative interested party, and in Secretary for Justice v. Persons Conducting Themselves in Any of the Acts Prohibited Under Paragraph 1(a), (b), (c) or (d) of the Indorsement of Claim [2024] HKCA 688 it appeared as plaintiff.
What range of matters has Secretary for Justice been involved in?
Secretary for Justice has appeared across judicial review and immigration, criminal law, land and property, national security, and other matters, most often as respondent, in cases spanning the Court of Final Appeal down to the Lands Tribunal between 1998 and 2026.
In what capacity did Secretary for Justice appear in Lai Chee Ying v. The Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the HKSAR and Another?
In Lai Chee Ying v. The Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the HKSAR and Another [2024] HKCA 611, Secretary for Justice appeared as putative interested party in a national security-related proceeding before the Court of Appeal.