Two British judges, Lawrence Collins and Jonathan Sumption, have resigned from Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal (CFA) following the conviction of 14 former pro-democracy activists and lawmakers under the city’s national security law. The Hong Kong judiciary announced their resignations on June 6, marking another chapter in the ongoing political and judicial reshuffle in the region.
These developments come after two other prominent departures from the CFA. In 2022, U.K. Supreme Court president Lord Robert Reed and his colleague Lord Patrick Hodge also stepped down from their roles as non-permanent judges. The latest resignations add to the growing list of judicial exits, reflecting the broader concerns over the impact of the national security law on Hong Kong’s legal landscape.
The article detailing this event is available from Law.com.