Hong Kong Civil Court Practice (Desk Edition 2025)

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The Hong Kong Civil Court Practice - Desk Edition 2025 contains the most updated text on the rules of the High Court of Hong Kong with full commentary. Many accomplished practicioners and academics have contributed to this collaborative effort throughout it's inception since 1994. The Desk Edition is currently maintained by Julienne Jen.

Hong Kong Civil Court Practice is a collaborative effort, first published in 1994. It states the full up-to-date text of the Rules of the High Court in Hong Kong along with full commentary. Notable contributors to this essential reference work in Hong Kong civil procedure include accomplished practitioners and academics alike. Hong Kong Civil Court Practice is the original reference work on the Hong Kong Rules and has been updated more than 100 times since first publication.

Some of the key updates in the Desk Edition 2025 include: Most updated text on the rules of the High Court of Hong Kong with full commentary up to the last quarter of 2024.

1 The Historical Development of Hong Kong's Anti-Corruption Law

2 The ICAC of the Hong Kong SAR - Part I: Establishment and Structure

3 The ICAC of the Hong Kong SAR - Part II: Jurisdiction and Operations

4 Powers of Arrest and Detention

5 Part I of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance

6 The Mens Rea of Part II Offences

7 Sections 3 and 8, Prevention of Bribery Ordinance: The Offer and Acceptance of Advantages without a Corrupt Purpose

8 Sections 4 and 7, Prevention of Bribery Ordinance: Corruption Involving Public Bodies

9 Section 9, Prevention of Bribery Ordinance: Corrupt Transactions with Agents

10 Section 10, Prevention of Bribery Ordinance: Explaining Undue Wealth

11 Sentencing for Corruption Offences

12 Powers of Investigation

13 Prosecuting Offences under the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance

14 The Common Law Offence of Misconduct in Public Office

Julienne Jen

Principal Lecturer, The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law Julienne Jen

Julienne Jen, LLB & LLM (London), PCLL (HKU), is a solicitor admitted in the High Court of Hong Kong and the Supreme Court of England and Wales. She is a Principal Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong. Prior to joining the University, Julienne practised as a solicitor in the litigation department of an international law firm in Hong Kong. She joined the University’s Department of Professional Legal Education in September 2004 and is the director of the Full-time PCLL programme. She mainly teaches and coordinates the Civil Litigation, Commercial Dispute Resolution and Employment Law & Practice courses. Julienne received the University’s Outstanding Teaching Award in 2019 and is a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. Julienne has co-authored various articles and spoken in conferences concerning professional legal education and experiential learning. She is a member of the Editorial Board of the Hong Kong Lawyer magazine. In addition, she contributes regularly to the LexisNexis Practical Guidance series and the Current Service of the Halsbury’s Laws of Hong Kong. Julienne is an examiner in Civil Procedure the Law Society’s Overseas Lawyers’ Qualification Examinations and an examiner in Business Associations of the PCLL Conversion Examinations. She had been an examiner of Civil Procedure of the PCLL Conversion Examinations since its inception. She also serves on the Examining Panel of the Hong Kong Higher Rights of Audience Assessment Board. Julienne also sat on various statutory appeal boards and is currently sitting on the Administrative Appeals Board, the Appeal Board Panel (Town Planning), the Insurance Appeals Tribunal and the Travel Industry Appeal Panel.