The following cases were recently reported by the Hon Mr Justice Bokhary. See below for His Lordship’s remarks and observations by way of Editor’s Notes.

HKSAR v Chan Lap Ming Castor [2024] 1 HKLRD 50 

“There being no guideline tariff for the offence of possession of arms and ammunition without a licence makes the Court of Appeal's discussion in the present case of the authorities, sentencing considerations and approach in regard to that offence all the more valuable.”

Santosh v McLaughlin [2024] 1 HKLRD 6 

“This case is unusual in that it involved breach of an employer's duty of care in the context of personal injury through an intentional tort rather than, as is usual, personal injury caused inadvertently.”

Re Estate of Chan Fook Lai (Deceased) (陳復禮) [2024] 1 HKLRD 29 

“This judgment identifies the relevant principles and illustrates their application.”

Wong Chau Ming v Secretary for Civil Service [2024] 1 HKLRD 200 

“The Judge said in the opening paragraph of his judgment that a deadline within which a specified act should be performed is not ordinarily extended merely because the person under the time limit asks a question as to whether the specified act need really be performed at all.”

Re OY (Minor) [2024] 1 HKLRD 192 

“The Judge has gone about approving the settlement in much the same way as it is to be expected that she would have gone about deciding the child abduction proceedings if they had not been settled.”