{"id":147,"date":"2023-08-20T09:59:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T01:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/?page_id=147"},"modified":"2026-03-08T18:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T10:00:19","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  <div id=\"page-header-863464613\" class=\"page-header-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"page-title banner-title dark featured-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"page-title-bg\">\n      <div class=\"title-bg fill bg-fill\"\n        data-parallax-container=\".page-title\"\n        data-parallax-background\n        data-parallax=\"-\">\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"title-overlay fill\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"page-title-inner container align-bottom flex-row medium-flex-wrap\" >\n              <div class=\"title-wrapper is-xxlarge flex-col text-left medium-text-center\">\n          <h1 class=\"entry-title mb-0\">\n            News          <\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"title-content flex-col flex-right text-right medium-text-center\">\n        <div class=\"title-breadcrumbs pb-half pt-half\"><\/div>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n     \n<style>\n#page-header-863464613 .page-title-inner {\n  min-height: 200px;\n}\n#page-header-863464613 {\n  margin-bottom: 40px;\n}\n#page-header-863464613 .title-bg {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/news-banner.jpg);\n  background-position: 50% 50%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #page-header-863464613 .page-title-inner {\n    min-height: 328px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n\n  \n    <div class=\"row newsborder large-columns-3 medium-columns-2 small-columns-1 has-shadow row-box-shadow-2\" >\n  <div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-found-a-defendant-not-guilty-of-possession-of-firearms-and-ammunition-2\/\" class=\"plain\">District Court Judge acquits defendants of money laundering involving HK$ 54 million after a 26-day trial<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Deputy Judge Don So acquits defendants of Money Laundering involving HK$54 million....\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">January 15, 2026<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-found-a-defendant-not-guilty-of-possession-of-firearms-and-ammunition-2\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/single-judge-of-the-court-of-appeal-granted-bail-pending-appeal-to-an-applicant-convicted-in-the-district-court-of-money-laundering\/\" class=\"plain\">Single Judge of the Court of Appeal granted bail pending appeal to an Applicant convicted in the District Court of Money Laundering<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">K Yeung J granted the defendant bail pending appeal after he was convicted by HH...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">January 9, 2026<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/single-judge-of-the-court-of-appeal-granted-bail-pending-appeal-to-an-applicant-convicted-in-the-district-court-of-money-laundering\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-found-a-defendant-not-guilty-of-possession-of-firearms-and-ammunition\/\" class=\"plain\">Court found a defendant not guilty of possession of firearms and ammunition<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Deputy District Judge Winnie Lau found a 30-year-old defendant not guilty of possession of firearms...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">October 9, 2025<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-found-a-defendant-not-guilty-of-possession-of-firearms-and-ammunition\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/prosecution-offered-no-further-evidence-after-defence-objected-to-the-admissibility-of-evidence-in-a-charge-of-letting-premises-to-be-used-as-a-vice-establishment\/\" class=\"plain\">Prosecution offered no further evidence after defence objected to the admissibility of evidence in a charge of &#8220;Letting Premises to be Used as a Vice Establishment&#8221;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">After taking time to consider the defendant\u2019s submissions, the prosecution decided to offer no further...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">October 6, 2025<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/prosecution-offered-no-further-evidence-after-defence-objected-to-the-admissibility-of-evidence-in-a-charge-of-letting-premises-to-be-used-as-a-vice-establishment\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/magistrate-acquitted-a-15-year-old-boy-of-allegedly-raping-a-girl-few-months-older-than-him\/\" class=\"plain\">Magistrate acquitted a 15-year-old boy of allegedly raping a girl few months older than him<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Magistrate Byron Tsang acquitted the defendant, a 15-year-old boy at the time of the incident,...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">August 22, 2025<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/magistrate-acquitted-a-15-year-old-boy-of-allegedly-raping-a-girl-few-months-older-than-him\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-of-appeal-quashed-murder-conviction-of-the-appellant-on-the-basis-of-admitted-fresh-evidence\/\" class=\"plain\">Court of Appeal clarified burden and standard of proof of a defendant charged with &#8220;assisting unauthorized entrants to remain in Hong Kong&#8221; who intends to rely on statutory defence<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Court of Appeal held that an earlier CA decision of Yeung Kam Yuen was wrong...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">August 11, 2025<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-of-appeal-quashed-murder-conviction-of-the-appellant-on-the-basis-of-admitted-fresh-evidence\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-passed-suspended-sentence-to-a-defendant-pleading-guilty-to-money-laundering-charge-of-hk-1-4-million-due-to-delay-in-prosecution-and-special-circumstances-2\/\" class=\"plain\">Court of Appeal quashed murder conviction of the appellant on the basis of admitted fresh evidence<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Court of Appeal (constituted of Macrae CJHC (Ag), Zervos and Anthea Pang JJA) quashed murder...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">August 1, 2025<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-passed-suspended-sentence-to-a-defendant-pleading-guilty-to-money-laundering-charge-of-hk-1-4-million-due-to-delay-in-prosecution-and-special-circumstances-2\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-passed-suspended-sentence-to-a-defendant-pleading-guilty-to-money-laundering-charge-of-hk-1-4-million-due-to-delay-in-prosecution-and-special-circumstances\/\" class=\"plain\">Court passed suspended sentence to a defendant pleading guilty to money laundering charge of HK$ 1.4 million due to delay in prosecution and special circumstances<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Ag Principal Magistrate Karen Leung sentenced a 30-year-old defendant to 12 months\u2019 imprisonment suspended for...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">July 31, 2025<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-passed-suspended-sentence-to-a-defendant-pleading-guilty-to-money-laundering-charge-of-hk-1-4-million-due-to-delay-in-prosecution-and-special-circumstances\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/high-court-allowed-appeal-against-conviction-of-defendant-upon-prosecutions-concession-that-the-trial-was-unfair\/\" class=\"plain\">High Court allowed appeal against conviction of defendant upon prosecution&#8217;s concession that the trial was unfair<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">DHCJ Edmond Lee allowed an appeal against conviction on the basis that the trial was...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">July 24, 2025<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/high-court-allowed-appeal-against-conviction-of-defendant-upon-prosecutions-concession-that-the-trial-was-unfair\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-quashed-conviction-of-possession-of-offensive-weapon-on-the-basis-of-lurking-doubt\/\" class=\"plain\">Court quashed conviction of possession of offensive weapon on the basis of lurking doubt<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">DHCJ Edmond Lee quashed a conviction of possession of offensive weapon (namely two plastic \u201csticks\u201d)...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">July 15, 2025<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-quashed-conviction-of-possession-of-offensive-weapon-on-the-basis-of-lurking-doubt\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-acquitted-defendant-of-fighting-in-public-place-with-costs-after-prosecution-failed-to-prove-the-alleged-fight-took-place-in-a-public-place-and-defendant-was-not-acting-in-self-defence\/\" class=\"plain\">Court acquitted defendant of fighting in public place with costs after prosecution failed to prove the alleged fight took place in a &#8220;public place&#8221; and defendant was not acting in self-defence<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Magistrate Frances Leung acquitted D1 of fighting in a public place after the prosecution failed...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">July 10, 2025<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-acquitted-defendant-of-fighting-in-public-place-with-costs-after-prosecution-failed-to-prove-the-alleged-fight-took-place-in-a-public-place-and-defendant-was-not-acting-in-self-defence\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/prosecution-dropped-drug-charges-upon-considering-defence-representation-proceeding-only-with-a-money-laundering-charge-and-failure-to-surrender-to-custody\/\" class=\"plain\">Prosecution dropped drug charges upon considering defence representation, proceeding only with a money laundering charge and failure to surrender to custody<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Prosecution offered no evidence to (i) conspiracy to traffic dangerous drugs; and (ii) trafficking in...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">July 4, 2025<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/prosecution-dropped-drug-charges-upon-considering-defence-representation-proceeding-only-with-a-money-laundering-charge-and-failure-to-surrender-to-custody\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/magistrate-acquitted-a-defendant-of-living-on-earnings-of-prostitution-of-others-after-finding-prosecution-witnesses-completely-unbelievable-and-awarded-costs\/\" class=\"plain\">Magistrate acquitted a Defendant of living on earnings of prostitution of others after finding prosecution witnesses &#8220;completely unbelievable&#8221; and awarded costs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Magistrate acquitted a Defendant charged with \u201cliving on earnings of prostitution of others\u201d after finding...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">June 30, 2025<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/magistrate-acquitted-a-defendant-of-living-on-earnings-of-prostitution-of-others-after-finding-prosecution-witnesses-completely-unbelievable-and-awarded-costs\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-of-first-instance-ordered-defendants-to-provide-further-and-better-particulars-despite-objection-and-awarded-partial-costs\/\" class=\"plain\">Court of First Instance ordered Defendants to provide further and better particulars despite objection and awarded partial costs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Senior Deputy Registrar K.W. Wong ordered Defendants to provide further and better particulars despite objection...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">June 6, 2025<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-of-first-instance-ordered-defendants-to-provide-further-and-better-particulars-despite-objection-and-awarded-partial-costs\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-of-first-instance-allowed-appeal-against-order-refusing-trial-costs\/\" class=\"plain\">Court of First Instance allowed appeal against order refusing trial costs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">DHCJ Edmond Lee allowed an appeal against an order refusing trial costs by the Appellant...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">May 16, 2025<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-of-first-instance-allowed-appeal-against-order-refusing-trial-costs\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/prosecution-withdrew-two-charges-of-money-laundering-against-a-defendant-who-allegedly-laundered-hk-5-95-million-on-the-first-day-of-a-4-day-trial\/\" class=\"plain\">Prosecution withdrew two charges of money laundering against a defendant who allegedly laundered HK$ 5.95 million on the first day of a 4-day trial<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Prosecution withdrew two charges of money laundering against a defendant who allegedly laundered HK$ 5.95...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">April 22, 2025<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/prosecution-withdrew-two-charges-of-money-laundering-against-a-defendant-who-allegedly-laundered-hk-5-95-million-on-the-first-day-of-a-4-day-trial\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/magistrate-refused-a-forfeiture-application-by-customs-and-excise-of-goods-worth-hk-1-76-million\/\" class=\"plain\">Magistrate refused a forfeiture application by Customs and Excise of goods worth HK$ 1.76 million<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Deputy Magistrate Nicole Chun refused a forfeiture application by Customs and Excise (C&E) of cigars...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">April 1, 2025<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/magistrate-refused-a-forfeiture-application-by-customs-and-excise-of-goods-worth-hk-1-76-million\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-granted-costs-upon-prosecution-offering-no-further-evidence-after-a-jury-was-declared-hung\/\" class=\"plain\">Court granted costs upon prosecution offering no further evidence after a jury was declared hung<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Hon Barnes J granted costs to the Accused upon the Prosecution elected to offer no...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">March 27, 2025<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-granted-costs-upon-prosecution-offering-no-further-evidence-after-a-jury-was-declared-hung\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/courts-found-defendant-not-guilty-of-careless-driving-at-trial-and-not-guilty-of-failing-to-stop-and-failing-to-report-after-accident-on-appeal\/\" class=\"plain\">Courts found defendant not guilty of careless driving at trial and not guilty of failing to stop and failing to report after accident on appeal.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">The Court found a defendant not guilty of careless driving at trial and not guilty...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">February 21, 2025<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/courts-found-defendant-not-guilty-of-careless-driving-at-trial-and-not-guilty-of-failing-to-stop-and-failing-to-report-after-accident-on-appeal\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-found-70-years-old-defendant-not-guilty-of-two-counts-of-shop-theft-2\/\" class=\"plain\">Magistrate found a defendant not guilty of indecent assault against his daughter and ordered the prosecution to pay costs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Deputy Magistrate Christine Leung acquitted a defendant (\u201cD\u201d) charged with indecent assault and ordered the...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">January 10, 2025<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-found-70-years-old-defendant-not-guilty-of-two-counts-of-shop-theft-2\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-found-70-years-old-defendant-not-guilty-of-two-counts-of-shop-theft\/\" class=\"plain\">Court found 70 years old defendant not guilty of two counts of shop theft<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Magistrate Vivian Ho acquitted a 70-year-old former police senior colonel of 2 counts of shop...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">December 19, 2024<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-found-70-years-old-defendant-not-guilty-of-two-counts-of-shop-theft\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/magistrate-sentenced-a-mainland-student-pleading-guilty-to-making-a-false-statement-to-the-immigration-department-for-immediate-release\/\" class=\"plain\">Magistrate sentenced a mainland student pleading guilty to making a false statement to the immigration department for immediate release<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Magistrate Tsang Chung-yiu sentenced a mainland student using false academic qualifications to enter into Hong...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">October 17, 2024<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/magistrate-sentenced-a-mainland-student-pleading-guilty-to-making-a-false-statement-to-the-immigration-department-for-immediate-release\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-found-17-year-old-defendant-not-guilty-of-indecent-assault-and-criminal-damage-and-awarded-costs-to-him\/\" class=\"plain\">Court found 17-year-old defendant not guilty of indecent assault and criminal damage and awarded costs to him<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Deputy Magistrate Eric Yao acquitted a defendant (\"D\") charged with indecent assault and criminal damage...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">October 14, 2024<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-found-17-year-old-defendant-not-guilty-of-indecent-assault-and-criminal-damage-and-awarded-costs-to-him\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/high-court-granted-costs-on-an-indemnity-basis-after-a-defendant-withdrawing-a-statutory-demand-on-a-disputed-debt\/\" class=\"plain\">High Court granted costs on an indemnity basis after a Defendant withdrawing a statutory demand on a disputed debt<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Recorder Jenkin Suen SC granted costs on an indemnity basis to the Plaintiff after the...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">October 2, 2024<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/high-court-granted-costs-on-an-indemnity-basis-after-a-defendant-withdrawing-a-statutory-demand-on-a-disputed-debt\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-of-first-instance-quashed-conviction-as-magistrate-entered-into-the-arena\/\" class=\"plain\">Court of First Instance quashed conviction as magistrate entered into the arena<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">DHCJ E Lee allowed an Appellant\u2019s appeal against conviction of indecent assault on the ground...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">July 24, 2024<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-of-first-instance-quashed-conviction-as-magistrate-entered-into-the-arena\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-of-first-instance-allowed-appeal-against-sentence-for-a-defendant-who-pleaded-guilty-to-operating-a-gambling-establishment\/\" class=\"plain\">Court of First Instance allowed appeal against sentence for a defendant who pleaded guilty to operating a gambling establishment<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">The Court of First Instance reduced the quantum of fine from HK$ 100,000 to HK$...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">July 11, 2024<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-of-first-instance-allowed-appeal-against-sentence-for-a-defendant-who-pleaded-guilty-to-operating-a-gambling-establishment\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-acquitted-defendant-with-costs-of-claiming-to-be-a-member-of-a-triad-society\/\" class=\"plain\">Court acquitted defendant with costs of claiming to be a member of a triad society<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Deputy Magistrate Li Cheuk-wai acquitted defendant charged with claiming to be a member of a...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">July 10, 2024<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-acquitted-defendant-with-costs-of-claiming-to-be-a-member-of-a-triad-society\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-of-first-instance-granted-defendant-convicted-of-indecent-assault-bail-pending-appeal\/\" class=\"plain\">Court of First Instance granted defendant convicted of indecent assault bail pending appeal<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Hon Anna Lai J granted an applicant convicted of indecent assault bail pending appeal (against...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">January 4, 2024<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-of-first-instance-granted-defendant-convicted-of-indecent-assault-bail-pending-appeal\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/magistrate-acquitted-defendant-of-wounding-due-to-unreliable-voice-identification-and-awarded-him-costs\/\" class=\"plain\">Magistrate acquitted defendant of wounding due to unreliable voice identification and awarded him costs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Magistrate Patrick Tsang acquitted a defendant charged with wounding his wife and awarded him costs....\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">October 31, 2023<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/magistrate-acquitted-defendant-of-wounding-due-to-unreliable-voice-identification-and-awarded-him-costs\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/magistrate-acquitted-defendant-of-using-a-false-instrument\/\" class=\"plain\">Magistrate acquitted defendant of using a false instrument<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Magistrate Kelly Shui found the defendant not guilty of using a false instrument...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">October 13, 2023<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/magistrate-acquitted-defendant-of-using-a-false-instrument\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/magistrate-granted-costs-of-jurisdiction-challenge-and-trial-proper-after-acquittal\/\" class=\"plain\">Magistrate granted costs of jurisdiction challenge and trial proper after acquittal<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">\nMagistrate Daniel Tang awarded the Defendant costs for, inter alia, arguing the Magistracy has no...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">October 3, 2023<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/magistrate-granted-costs-of-jurisdiction-challenge-and-trial-proper-after-acquittal\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/high-court-set-aside-enforcement-order-of-arbitration-award\/\" class=\"plain\">High Court set aside enforcement order of arbitration award<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Mimmie Chan J took the opportunity to review whether an \u201cOptional\/Inchoate Arbitration Clause\u201d is valid....\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">August 30, 2023<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/high-court-set-aside-enforcement-order-of-arbitration-award\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/district-court-applied-new-test-of-illegality-pronounced-by-court-of-appeal\/\" class=\"plain\">District Court applied new test of illegality pronounced by Court of Appeal<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Court applied landmark decision in Monat Investment Ltd (which affirmed UK Supreme Court's approach in...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">July 19, 2023<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/district-court-applied-new-test-of-illegality-pronounced-by-court-of-appeal\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/coroners-court-hears-inquest-of-a-deaf-and-dumb-psychiatric-patient-jumped-from-height-shortly-after-his-discharge\/\" class=\"plain\">Coroner&#8217;s Court hears inquest of a deaf-and-dumb psychiatric patient jumped-from-height shortly after his discharge<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Jury found deceased killed himself whilst the balance of his mind was disturbed....\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">July 18, 2023<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/coroners-court-hears-inquest-of-a-deaf-and-dumb-psychiatric-patient-jumped-from-height-shortly-after-his-discharge\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-of-appeal-granted-an-applicant-convicted-of-assisting-the-remaining-of-an-unauthorized-entrant-bail-pending-appeal\/\" class=\"plain\">Court of Appeal granted an applicant convicted of &#8216;assisting the remaining of an unauthorized entrant&#8217; bail pending appeal<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Hon Anthea Pang JA granted an applicant convicted of \u201cassisting the remaining of an unauthorized...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">June 20, 2023<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/court-of-appeal-granted-an-applicant-convicted-of-assisting-the-remaining-of-an-unauthorized-entrant-bail-pending-appeal\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetails\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col post-item\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box box-normal box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n          \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left is-large\" style=\"padding:48px 32px 48px 32px;\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"post-title is-large \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/magistrate-ruled-out-alleged-oral-confession-and-record-of-interview-obtained-by-police-from-a-hard-of-hearing-youth-and-acquitted-him-of-assaulting-a-police-officer\/\" class=\"plain\">Magistrate ruled out alleged oral confession and Record of Interview obtained by police from a Hard-of-Hearing youth and acquitted him of assaulting a police officer<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--<div class=\"is-divider\"><\/div>-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"from_the_blog_excerpt \">Magistrate Daniel Tang found the defendant had a bare case to answer in the special...\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"post-meta is-small op-8\">May 29, 2023<\/div>\n\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simonsochambers.com\/en\/magistrate-ruled-out-alleged-oral-confession-and-record-of-interview-obtained-by-police-from-a-hard-of-hearing-youth-and-acquitted-him-of-assaulting-a-police-officer\/\" class=\"button primary 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