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 Nigel Hamilton Sweeney KC, styled The Hon. Mr Justice Sweeney, was a High Court judge. He retired on 18 March 2023.
Sir Robin St John Knowles CBE, styled The Hon. Mr Justice Knowles, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
The Judges' Council is a body in England and Wales that, representing the judiciary, advises the Lord Chief Justice on judicial matters. It has its historical roots in the original Council of the Judges of the Supreme Court, created by the Judicature Act 1873 to oversee the new Supreme Court of Judicature. This body initially met regularly, reforming the procedure used by the circuit courts, and the new High Court of Justice but met less regularly as time went on, meeting only twice between 1900 and 1907, with a gap of ten years between meetings in 1940 and 1950 respectively. After relative inactivity, it was eventually wound up through the Supreme Court Act 1981, which contained no provisions for its continued existence, something Denis Dobson attributes to newer bodies which performed the duties the Council had originally been created to do.
Sir Keith John Lindblom, PC, styled The Rt Hon Sir Keith Lindblom, is a King's Counsel and current Lord Justice of Appeal in the Court of Appeal.
The Vice-President of the Civil Division is a Court of Appeal Judge who assists the Master of the Rolls in leading the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. The power to appoint a vice-president was created by the Senior Courts Act 1981, but was not exercised until Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers was appointed Master of the Rolls in 2000. Because Lord Phillips was in the process of completing the inquiry into the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) outbreak, he appointed Sir Martin Nourse the first vice-president so he could serve as Acting Master of the Rolls.
Sir Wyn Lewis Williams is a Welsh judge who served as President of Welsh Tribunals from 2017 to 2023. He had been a High Court judge from 2007 to 2017.
Sir Arthur William Hessin Charles was a judge of the High Court of England and Wales. He retired on 17 February 2018. A former judge of the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales and the President of the Administrative Appeals Chamber of the Upper Tribunal, he was latterly a judge of the Queen’s Bench Division and Vice-President of the Court of Protection.
The Court of Appeal of Kenya is established under Article 164 of the constitution of Kenya and consists of a number of judges, being not fewer than twelve.
Sir Timothy Victor Holroyde, PC, styled The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Holroyde, is an English Court of Appeal judge, formerly a judge of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Queen's Bench Division. He was appointed to the Court of Appeal in October 2017. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 2017. In 2015 he was appointed a member of the Sentencing Council for England and Wales, and served as its Chairman between 2018 and 2022. In June 2022 he was appointed Vice-President of the Court of Appeal, succeeding Lord Justice Fulford.
Sir Henry Brian Globe, styled The Hon Mr Justice Globe, is a British judge and barrister. Since 2011, he has been a judge of the King’s Bench in the High Court. From 2003 to 2011, he served as the Recorder of Liverpool.
Sir Peter Marcel Roth is a British High Court judge.
Sir Stephen John Irwin, is a retired British judge and barrister. From September 2016 until October 2020, he was a Lord Justice of Appeal. From May 2006 to 2016, he served as a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
Sir Ian William Dove, styled The Hon. Mr Justice Dove, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
Sir David John Holgate, styled The Hon. Mr Justice Holgate, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
Sir Timothy Julian Kerr, styled The Hon. Mr Justice Kerr, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
Sir Peter Donald Fraser, styled The Honourable Lord Justice Fraser, is a Judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.
Sir Michael John Fordham,, styled The Hon. Mr Justice Fordham, is a judge of the High Court of England and Wales assigned to the King's Bench Division. He was appointed as a Justice of the High Court on 13 January 2020.
Sir Christopher John Butcher styled The Hon Mr Justice Butcher, is a British High Court Judge.
Sir Peter Richard Lane is a British High Court judge.
