Including clear, comprehensive definitions of consent in Hong Kong’s reform of sexual offences will provide greater clarity for all parties and better protect victims, as critics have said current interpretations rely on “common sense”, creating legal loopholes. Barrister Stephen Keung Pit-chun said on Saturday that establishing a statutory definition of consent would be key to sentencing in future sexual offence cases. He was speaking at a forum at the University of Hong Kong alongside other...
Chief Justice Kant expressed that, “it may be time to rethink the very expression ‘Alternative Dispute Resolution’ since it is no longer an alternative to litigation”.