Hong Kong Loses Fifth Foreign Judge This Year
Another foreign judge steps down from Hong Kong's appeals court
A British judge of Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal has resigned, making him the latest foreign justice to leave the apex court this year, according to reports.
Hong Kong Loses Fifth Foreign Judge This Year as Record Exodus Extends
A record fifth foreign judge will leave Hong Kong’s top court this year, further thinning the ranks of overseas jurists whose presence was seen as a selling point for foreign companies looking to do business in the Asian finance hub.
Third British judge quits top Hong Kong court amid China-imposed crackdown on dissent
A third British judge has left a top Hong Kong Court amid growing calls for them to step down over a China-imposed crackdown on dissent. Lord Nicholas Phillips, 86, has left his post as an overseas non-permanent judge on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal for “personal reasons” after his contract ended on Monday.
Senior UK judge becomes fifth to leave top Hong Kong court
A British judge on Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal will step down after his term ends on Monday, the city's judiciary said, the fifth foreign justice to leave the bench this year. Judges from common law jurisdictions are invited to sit as non-permanent members in the former British colony's top court.
Another foreign judge of Hong Kong’s top court steps down citing ‘personal reasons’
Nicholas Addison Phillips, 86, is fifth foreign judge to leave city's top court this year An 86-year-old British judge has stepped down from Hong Kong's top court at the end of his term, becoming the fifth foreign justice to do so this year.
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