Cheung, Dorothy Hiu Wai 張曉惠
HK legal clerk accused of perverting course of justice in drug trafficking case intends to plead guilty
HK Free Press, 3-Jan-2023
HK Free Press, 3-Jan-2023
Hong Kong barrister and ex-clerk accused of conning innocent man into taking rap in drugs case face 7 years behind bars if convicted
South China Morning Post, 19-Aug-2021
Barrister Dorothy Cheung Hiu Wai, 33 was granted HK$300k bail, while her co-defendant Paul Chan Keung Lee, 58, remains in custody.
South China Morning Post, 19-Aug-2021
Barrister Dorothy Cheung Hiu Wai, 33 was granted HK$300k bail, while her co-defendant Paul Chan Keung Lee, 58, remains in custody.
Judges criticise HK Justice Department over prosecution of possibly innocent man
HK Free Press, 12-Aug-2021
HK Free Press, 12-Aug-2021
HKSAR v Ma Ka Kin
HK Court of Appeal, 11-Aug-2021
Mr Ma succeeds in his appeal and his conviction is quashed. It emerges that the solicitors' clerk who originally advised him to plead guilty (a plea which he successfully withdrew) has convictions for rape, burglary and blackmail, amongst other things.
HK Court of Appeal, 11-Aug-2021
Mr Ma succeeds in his appeal and his conviction is quashed. It emerges that the solicitors' clerk who originally advised him to plead guilty (a plea which he successfully withdrew) has convictions for rape, burglary and blackmail, amongst other things.
HKSAR v Ma Ka Kin
HK Court of Appeal, 23-Apr-2021
Justice Kevin Zervos grants leave for Mr Ma to appeal. The DoJ objects to admission of the transcript of Ma's original successful application for reversal of his guilty plea after he changed lawyers. Zervos overrules this as it is "relevant to the consideration of whether there has been a miscarriage of justice."
HK Court of Appeal, 23-Apr-2021
Justice Kevin Zervos grants leave for Mr Ma to appeal. The DoJ objects to admission of the transcript of Ma's original successful application for reversal of his guilty plea after he changed lawyers. Zervos overrules this as it is "relevant to the consideration of whether there has been a miscarriage of justice."
HKSAR v Ma Ka Kin
HK Court of Appeal, 21-Jan-2021
Mr Ma is granted legal aid for his intended appeal. His application for leave to appeal is opposed by the Department of Justice.
HK Court of Appeal, 21-Jan-2021
Mr Ma is granted legal aid for his intended appeal. His application for leave to appeal is opposed by the Department of Justice.
HKSAR v Ma Ka Kin: reasons for sentence
HK Court of First Instance, 13-Sep-2019
Mr Ma was previously allowed to change his plea to not guilty after a different judge found that his original plea of guilty was involuntary, given after legal advice which he alleges was conflicted. Following trial, he was convicted by a jury of trafficing 1.185kg of cocaine and is sentenced to 23 years in jail. Justice Andrew Chan mentions that the allegation against his former legal representative of perverting the course of justice is "still under the police investigation and to a certain extent not directly relevant to the drug offence".
HK Court of First Instance, 13-Sep-2019
Mr Ma was previously allowed to change his plea to not guilty after a different judge found that his original plea of guilty was involuntary, given after legal advice which he alleges was conflicted. Following trial, he was convicted by a jury of trafficing 1.185kg of cocaine and is sentenced to 23 years in jail. Justice Andrew Chan mentions that the allegation against his former legal representative of perverting the course of justice is "still under the police investigation and to a certain extent not directly relevant to the drug offence".
HKSAR v Ma Ka Kin
HK Court of First Instance, 11-Dec-2018
Mr Ma succeeds in his application to change his plea to not guilty, after changing his legal team, whom he alleges had a conflict of interest in getting him to make a statement admitting guilt and clearing the other accused, Mr Hung Chi Him. They deny this. Ma had previously given a video-recorded interview which is contradicted by the statement. Justice Judianna Barnes finds that his plea of guilty was entered involuntarily.
HK Court of First Instance, 11-Dec-2018
Mr Ma succeeds in his application to change his plea to not guilty, after changing his legal team, whom he alleges had a conflict of interest in getting him to make a statement admitting guilt and clearing the other accused, Mr Hung Chi Him. They deny this. Ma had previously given a video-recorded interview which is contradicted by the statement. Justice Judianna Barnes finds that his plea of guilty was entered involuntarily.
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