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23 Jun, 2023
Leave to appeal granted in liposuction gross negligence manslaughter case: HKSAR v KWAN HAU CHI, VANESSA [2023] HKCA 662
- #grossnegligencemanslaughter
- #negligence
- CASE BRIEFING
29 Jun, 2022
Applying Medical Evidence from the Study of Aetiology to Causation in Law: CHIU KWAI YUK V LEE TAK WAH AND OTHERS [2022] HKDC 59
- #causation
30 Mar, 2022
Challenge to the vaccine pass system: LAW YEE MEI v CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF HONG KONG SAR AND OTHERS [2022] HKCFI 688
- CASE BRIEFING
9 Mar, 2022
HKSAR v MAK WAN LING [2022] HKCA 387
- #grossnegligencemanslaughter
- #negligence
- CASE BRIEFING
24 Feb, 2022
HKSAR v CHOW HEUNG WING, STEPHEN [2022] HKCA 313
- #grossnegligencemanslaughter
- #negligence
- CASE BRIEFING
26 Jan, 2022
Reflecting change of sex on identity cards: Q v COMMISSIONER OF REGISTRATION; TSE HENRY EDWARD v COMMISSIONER OF REGISTRATION [2022] HKCA 172
- #transgender
- CASE BRIEFING
17 Dec, 2021
HKSAR v CHOW HEUNG WING, STEPHEN AND CHAN KWUN CHUNG [2021] HKCA 1655
- #grossnegligencemanslaughter
- #negligence
- CASE BRIEFING
17 Dec, 2021
Doctor jailed for gross negligence manslaughter over death of a liposuction patient: HKSAR v KWAN HAU CHI, VANESSA [2021] HKCFI 2978
- #grossnegligencemanslaughter
- #negligence
- CASE BRIEFING
1 Dec, 2021
CHAIRMAN AND DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE OF THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG v HOSPITAL AUTHORITY [2021] HKCA 1793
- #disciplinary
- BLOG POST
15 Mar, 2021
Court of Final Appeal’s judgment on elements of Gross Negligence Manslaughter (HKSAR v MAK WAN LING [2019] HKCFA 37) and CMEL’s webinar
- #grossnegligencemanslaughter
- #negligence
- CASE BRIEFING
26 Jun, 2020
Capacity to Decide to Engage in Sexual Relations: A LOCAL AUTHORITY v JB [2020] EWCA Civ 735
- #mentalhealth&capacity
- CASE BRIEFING
27 Mar, 2020
Duty to a patient’s child at the intersection of genetic risk and preservation of confidentiality: ABC v ST GEORGE’S HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST AND OTHERS [2020] EWHC 455 (QB)
- #doctor-patient
- #genes
- #negligence
- CASE BRIEFING
29 Nov, 2019
Father whose ex forged his signature to use frozen embryos lost claim: ARB v IVF HAMMERSMITH v R [2018] EWCA Civ 2803
- #assistedreproduction
- CASE BRIEFING
27 Nov, 2019
Dismissal of appeal by a doctor who did not notice nurses’ wrongful management: DR. WONG CHEUK YI v THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG [2019] HKCA 1332
- #disciplinary
- #doctor-patient
- CASE BRIEFING
30 Aug, 2019
Parental order concerning surrogate children granted despite possible breach of the surrogacy law: FH and MH v WB AND OTHERS [2019] HKCFI 1748
- CASE BRIEFING
26 Apr, 2019
Court sanction for withdrawal of assisted nutrition and hydration from patient with a prolonged disorder of consciousness: AN NHS TRUST AND OTHERS v Y AND ANOTHER [2018] UKSC 46
- #doctor-patient
- CASE BRIEFING
25 Jan, 2019
Gay man’s application to adopt biological son conceived through surrogacy granted: UKM v Attorney-General [2018] SGHCF 18
- #assistedreproduction
- #surrogacy