20 Feb 2023法庭線#6075
黎智英入稟要求律政司宣布 人大釋法不影響法院早前批英御狀 Tim Owen 抗辯決定
Next Digital founder Lai Chee-ying was charged with “conspiracy to collude with foreign forces” and wanted to hire British King’s Counsel Tim Owen to come to Hong Kong to defend him. The Department of Justice objected in turn before the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Court of Final Appeal, but was rejected in each instance. The Hong Kong Government subsequently asked the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress to interpret the law, and the trial was adjourned until September.
Lai filed an application with the High Court’s Court of First Instance last Friday (the 17th), seeking a declaration from the Department of Justice that the NPCSC interpretation would not affect the earlier decisions by the various levels of court approving Tim Owen’s coming to Hong Kong to defend him. He also urged the court, in relation to Tim Owen and overseas lawyers representing him in his defence, to obtain a certificate from the Chief Executive under Article 47 of the National Security Law. According to the Judiciary’s website, the hearing has not yet been scheduled.
壹傳媒創辦人黎智英被控「串謀勾結外國勢力」，原欲聘用的英國御用大狀 Tim Owen 來港抗辯。律政司先後向高等法院、上訴庭、終審法院提出反對，均被駁回。港府其後向人大常委提請釋法，案件押後至 9 月開審。
黎智英上周五（17 日）入稟高等法院原訟庭，要求律政司宣布人大釋法不會影響各級法院早前批准 Tim Owen 來港抗辯的決定，並促請法庭就 Tim Owen 及海外律師代表抗辯一事，按《國安法》第 47 條，向行政長官取得證明書。根據司法機構網頁，聆訊暫未排期。
18 Jan 2023法庭線#5965
人大釋法後未知可否代表黎智英 英御狀Tim Owen正在港參與另一終院刑事案
In the case in which Next Digital founder Jimmy Lai is charged with “conspiracy to collude with a foreign country or external forces”, British King’s Counsel Tim Owen, whom Lai wishes to engage, was allowed to come to Hong Kong and on Wednesday (the 18th) handled an application for leave to appeal on costs in another criminal case at the Court of Final Appeal. After the hearing, reporters asked him about his work visa, including its expiry date. Tim Owen said, “I am not saying anything.”
在壹傳媒創辦人黎智英被控「串謀勾結外國勢力」案件中、黎欲聘用的英國御用大狀 Tim Owen 獲准來港，周三（18 日）在終審法院處理另一宗刑事案件的訟費上訴許可申請。散庭後，記者詢問其工作簽證事宜，包括到期日等，Tim Owen 表示「I am not saying anything.（我甚麼也不會說）」。
11 Jan 2023獨媒#5934
國安委今開會討論人大釋法 未即時禁止Tim Owen參與國安法案件
Next Digital founder Jimmy Lai plans to hire British King’s Counsel Tim Owen to defend him in his National Security Law case. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu asked the National People’s Congress to interpret the law on whether overseas counsel may participate in National Security Law cases. The NPC ultimately reached no conclusion, instead referring the matter to the Hong Kong Committee for Safeguarding National Security, chaired by Lee. The committee met today and said it would fully implement the responsibilities set out in the interpretation. It did not immediately bar Tim Owen from participating in National Security Law cases, but said it supported amending the Legal Practitioners Ordinance.
壹傳媒創辦人黎智英打算聘請英國御用大律師Tim Owen 辯護其《國安法》案件，行政長官李家超就海外大狀可否參與《國安法》案件提請人大釋法，惟人大最終未有定論，反將問題交予由李家超任主席的香港維護國家安全委員會（國安委）決定。國安委已於今日開會，表示會全力落實釋法內容中所說明的責任，未有即時禁止Tim Owen參與國安法案件，但指支持修訂《法律執業者條例》。
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