Judicial Training

Local Judicial Training Activities Organised by the Hong Kong Judicial Institute

DateActivity
2 - 4.2.2016Hong Kong Competition Tribunal Workshop
10.3.2016Coroners’ Workshop
28.4.2016Talk entitled “Advocacy, Ethics and the Role of the Expert – Some English Reflections” by The Rt Hon The Lord CLARKE of Stone-cum-Ebony, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal
28.5.2016Workshop at Tuen Mun Children and Juvenile Home
30.5.2016Talk on Chinese Judgment Writing by the Hon Mr Justice Patrick CHAN, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal
14-15, 25-26 & 28-29.7.2016Judgment Writing Workshops by Professor Anselmo REYES, Professor of Legal Practice of the Faculty of Law, the University of Hong Kong
20.7.2016Talk entitled “The Law against Money Laundering: The June Cases” by the Hon Mr Justice Joseph FOK, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal
September - October 2016Case Management Workshops by the Hon Mr Justice Frank STOCK, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal
22.9.2016Talk on Public Order Offences by His Honour Judge KWOK Wai-kin and His Honour Judge Alex LEE
11.11.2016Family Law Seminar
11.11.2016Talk entitled “A Child’s Human Rights” by The Rt Hon the Baroness Hale of Richmond, Deputy President of The Supreme Court, United Kingdom
16.11.2016Talk entitled “Case Management and Decision Making by District Court Judges and Masters” by the Hon Madam Justice Carlye CHU, Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court and the Hon Madam Justice Queeny AU-YEUNG, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
21 - 22.11.2016Judgment Writing Workshop by Professor Anselmo REYES, Professor of Legal Practice of the Faculty of Law, the University of Hong Kong
1.12.2016Case Management Workshop by the Hon Mr Justice Frank STOCK, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal

Other Local Judicial Training Activities Attended by Judges and Judicial Officers

DateActivity
14.1.2016Talk entitled “Expert Evidence in Criminal Trials - Assessing Reliability, Ensuring Independence and Promoting Scientific Rigour”, organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association
21.1.2016Talk entitled “Reading Statutes – the Vital Aspect of All Legal Practice?” by the Hon Mr Justice William GUMMOW AC, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, organised by the Hong Kong Chapter, Law Council of Australia
2.2.2016Lecture entitled “Reading Law - Justice Scalia and Professor Garner discuss their co-authored book, Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts”, organised by the University of Hong Kong
10.3.2016Talk entitled “Open Justice – Seen to be Done or Seem to be Done” by the Hon Mr Justice James SPIGELMAN AC QC, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, organised by the Hong Kong Chapter, Law Council of Australia
14.3.2016Lecture entitled “Equality and the Law: A Canadian Journey”, organised by the University of Hong Kong
22.3.2016Seminar entitled “Hong Kong’s Hidden Stories: I am Hong Kong Too”, organised by the University of Hong Kong
23.3.2016Lecture entitled “The Art of Being a Judge”, organised by the University of Hong Kong
11.4.2016Seminar entitled “Advocacy in Times when The Rule of Law is under Threat”, organised by the Hong Kong Advocacy Training Council
12.4.2016Lecture entitled “Freedom of Expression for Those Who Wish to Destroy Freedoms for Others”, organised by the University of Hong Kong
9 - 11.6.20166th LAWASIA Family Law & Children's Rights Conference 2016, organised by the LAWASIA
16.6.2016Talk entitled “A comparison of the approached of the Australian Constitution and the Basic Law to rights and freedoms” by the Hon Mr Justice Murray GLEESON AC, Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, organised by the Hong Kong Chapter, Law Council of Australia
21.6.2016Co-parenting Seminar entitled “The Crossroad to Parental Responsibility – Pilot Practice of Child-focused Co-parenting Work in Hong Kong”, organised by the Hong Kong Family Welfare Society
12.9.2016Seminar entitled “When Judges Must Play Moral Philosopher”, organised by the University of Hong Kong
27.10.2016Common Law Lecture entitled “Outraging public decency: In your face and up your skirt – the dynamism and limits of the common law” by the Hon Mr Justice Joseph FOK, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, organised by the University of Hong Kong
3.11.2016Talk entitled “The influence of the Australian Judges on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal” by the Hon Mr Justice Joseph FOK, Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, organised by the Hong Kong Chapter, Law Council of Australia
17.11.2016Lecture entitled “Understanding Cross-Border Insolvency in the Hong Kong Context” by the Hon Mr Justice Jonathan HARRIS, Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court, organised by the University of Hong Kong
5.12.201612th Annual Conference entitled “Innovation, Creativity, Technology: The Impact of Competition Law in Asia”, organised by the Asian Competition Forum
8.12.2016Talk entitled “R v Jogee, and Mary Jane Veloso”, organised by the Hong Kong Bar Association

Judicial Training Activities Organised with/by Other Jurisdictions/Organisations

DateActivity
3 - 4.3.2016International Business of Judging Course in Northampton, England, organised by the Judicial College, England and Wales
18 - 20.5.2016International Conference for Chief Coroners 2016 in London, United Kingdom, organised by the Chief Coroner of England and Wales
5 - 7.6.2016International Insolvency Institute’s 16th Annual Conference in Tokyo, Japan
15 - 17.6.2016Study Visit to Judicial Commission of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia
6 - 8.7.2016International Conference on “Culture, Dispute Resolution and The Modernised Family” in London, United Kingdom organised by the International Centre for Family Law, Policy and Practice
5 - 7.10.20166th Annual Competition Law Workshop for Asia-Pacific Judges in Seoul, South Korea, organised by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development / Korean Policy Centre
8 - 11.11.2016Asia Pacific Coroners’ Society Conference in Perth, Australia organised by the Asia Pacific Coroners’ Society
Last Update Date : 09-01-2017