HongKong

Coronavirus: Hong Kong judge in favour of hearings being conducted via telephone during public health crisis




A judge who ordered and presided over Hong Kong’s first telephonic hearing has called for a review of how cases can be managed in times of crisis such as the deadly coronavirus epidemic and beyond.Mr Justice Russell Coleman of the High Court on Tuesday conducted an unprecedented hearing with parties involved in a civil case via telephonic conferencing, after the trial scheduled on February 18 was postponed because of the viral outbreak.In a 17-page ruling handed down three days later, the judge…



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