The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a part of the legal system of Hong Kong. It consists of the Court of Appeal and the Court of First Instance;it deals with criminal and civil cases which have risen beyond the lower courts. It is a superior court of record of unlimited civil and criminal jurisdiction. It was named the Supreme Court before 1997. Though previously named the Supreme Court,this Court has long been the local equivalent to the Senior Courts of England and Wales and has never been vested with the power of final adjudication.
Sir Frank Brian Smedley was a High Court judge in the Queen's Bench Division from 1995 to 2000. As a circuit judge,he took charge of the prosecution of the Matrix Churchill trial in 1992.
Sir Nigel Hamilton Sweeney KC,styled The Hon. Mr Justice Sweeney,is a High Court judge.
Dame Victoria Madeleine Sharp,,PC is the President of the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales.
Geoffrey Ma Tao-li is a retired Hong Kong judge who served as the 2nd Chief Justice of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal—the court of last resort in Hong Kong. Between 2001 and 2010,he held various positions in the High Court of Hong Kong,including Chief Judge,Justice of Appeal,and Judge of the Court of First Instance. Before his judicial career,he was a barrister-at-law in private practice at Temple Chambers,and was qualified to practice in England and Wales,Hong Kong,Australia and Singapore.
Sir Brian Henry Leveson is a retired English judge who served as the President of the Queen's Bench Division and Head of Criminal Justice.
Sir Martin James Moore-Bick is a retired judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Sir Mark George Turner KC,styled The Hon. Mr Justice Turner,is a British judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
Sir Robert Maurice Jay,styled The Hon. Mr Justice Jay,is a judge of the High Court of Justice of the Courts of England and Wales. He was counsel to the Leveson Inquiry.
Sir Mark David John Warby PC,styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Warby,is a Lord Justice of Appeal.
Dame Maura Patricia McGowan DBE,styled The Hon. Mrs Justice McGowan,is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
Sir Alexander Roy Asplin Beldam,PC was a British judge who served as Lord Justice of Appeal in England and Wales from 1989 until 2000.
Brian Altman KC is an English lawyer who has been Lead Counsel for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse since 10 January 2017. Altman was First Senior Treasury Counsel at the Central Criminal Court from 2010-13. Altman is the joint Head of Chambers of 2 Bedford Row,barristers' chambers.
Sir Peter Donald Fraser,styled The Honourable Mr Justice Fraser,is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
Sir Derek Anthony Sweeting is a British High Court judge.
Sir Christopher John Butcher styled The Hon Mr Justice Butcher,is a British High Court Judge.
Sir Timothy Miles Fancourt,styled Mr Justice Fancourt,is a judge of the English High Court.
Eleanor Mary Henrietta Hill,,styled The Honourable Mrs Justice Hill is a British High Court Judge.
Sir Antony James Zacaroli,styled Mr Justice Zacaroli,is a British High Court judge.
Dame Christina Caroline Lambert DBE,styled Mrs Justice Lambert is a British High Court judge.
