The Court Of Appeal

The Powers of the New York Court of Appeals

Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal

In the years since it was established on 1 July 1997, Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal has developed a distinctive body of new law and doctrine with the help of eminent foreign common law judges. Under the leadership of Chief Justice Andrew Li, it has also remained independent under Chinese sovereignty and become a model for other Asian final courts working to maintain the rule of law, judicial independence and professionalism in challenging political environments. In this book, leading practitioners, jurists and academics examine the Court's history, operation and jurisprudence, and provide a comparative analysis with European courts and China's other autonomous final court in Macau. It also makes use of extensive empirical data compiled from the jurisprudence to illuminate the Court's decision-making processes and identify the relative impacts of the foreign and local judges.

Civil Appeals

Contents: The right to appeal. Powers of appellate courts. Reviews and rehearings. Appeals against findings of fact. Appeals on points of law. Appeals against mixed findings of fact and law. Appeals against exercises of discretion. Appeals against case management decisions. Appeals against costs orders. Inadequacy of reasons. Admitting new evidence. What points may be taken on appeal. Effect of consent, concessions and reservations. Reopening appeals. Interested parties and appeals. The beginning of the appeal: the order and the judgment. Grounds of appeal. Permission to appeal. Procedure: beginning an appeal. Procedure: preparing for an appeal. Procedure: arguing an appeal. Practice outside the Royal Courts of Justice. Practice in the Court of Appeal. Practice in the Supreme Court. Practice in the Privy Council. Arbitration appeals.