Butterworths Hong Kong Criminal Law and Procedure Handbook - Third Edition
Authors: Jacky Yeung, Emily Yu, Victor Lui, Griffith Cheng, Tien Kei Rui, Micky Yip, Oscar Tan
This Criminal Law & Procedure Handbook aims to make available, in a convenient and up-to-date form, the consolidated text of the Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200), Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap 221), Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Cap 134), Juvenile Offenders Ordinance (Cap 226), Summary Offences Ordinance (Cap 228) and an extract of relevant sections from the Magistrates Ordinance (Cap 227).
This Criminal Law & Procedure Handbook aims to make available, in a convenient and up-to-date form, the consolidated text of the Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200), Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap 221), Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Cap 134), Juvenile Offenders Ordinance (Cap 226), Summary Offences Ordinance (Cap 228) and an extract of relevant sections from the Magistrates Ordinance (Cap 227). This handbook provides section by section annotations covering significant judicial decisions, rules of court, definitions of words and phrases, discussions on practical aspects, contentious issues and other authoritative materials. The legislation printed is currently in force (taking into account all amendments and repeals) with cross-references to subsidiary legislation and to tables, fees and forms where necessary. This handbook is an invaluable source of reference for lawyers, adjudicators, executors, administrators, government officers, academics, students and all those who are engaged or interested in criminal law and the related procedures in Hong Kong. This series has been citied with authority, in over one hundred court cases in the Hong Kong Court of First Instance, Court of Appeal and Court of Final Appeal.”
Emily has obtained her Bachelor of Laws at the London School of Economics and Political Science and completed her Postgraduate Certificate in Laws at the City University of Hong Kong. Emily has joined chambers in 2013 upon completion of her pupillage with Mr. Hectar Pun (Denis Chang's Chambers), Mr. Bruce Tse (Plowman Chambers), Mr. Graham Harris S.C. (Liberty Chambers) and Mr. S.W. Lee (Liberty Chambers).
Emily's practice covers mainly criminal matters with a particular focus on commercial crime. Since commencing practice, she has appeared as a junior in the District Court, the Court of First Instance, the Court of Appeal and the Court of Final Appeal as well as undertaking criminal work at the magistracy level.
In civil matters, Emily also has experience in drafting pleadings for interlocutory applications, general commercial litigation and injunction matters.
Emily is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin and can read and write in both Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Jacky Yeung was called to the Bar of Hong Kong in 2016. He is the Lecturer in the Department of Law at the University of Hong Kong. Apart from the teaching responsibilities in the Law of Evidence and Criminal Procedure at the university, he is interested in promoting general legal education for the public.
Micky was called to the Bar in 2011 and is a member of Pacific Chambers. He has developed his practice in both civil and criminal litigation and in alternative dispute resolution. His areas of expertise in civil practice include maritime and aviation disputes. In criminal practice, he has prosecuted and defended in the Magistracies and in the Juvenile Court. He also advocated in international arbitration cases and mediated a number of cases in a wide range of disputes. Aside from his practice, he also serves as adjudicator and member of Tribunal and various Appeal Boards.
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