Hong Kong has an independent judiciary system. Having English common law system in forced and practised for decades, Hong Kong’s legal system has long been highly regarded sound, fair and just among all other judiciary systems worldwide. Litigation is broadly divided into civil cases and criminal cases.
Civil litigations are usually disputes arose between parties, wherea conflict of interests is often involved. Plaintiffs’ accusations are handled inaccordance to the consideration concerned as follows:
Court
Amount (in Hong Kong Dollars)
- Small Claims Tribunal
- District Court
- High Court
- <$75,000
- $75,000≥$3,000,000
- $3,000,000>
In addition, different tribunals are established to serve differentcivil litigation needs. Tribunals include the Lands Tribunal, the Small ClaimsTribunal, the Labour Tribunal, the Obscene and Publications Tribunal, and the Coroners’ Tribunal. Each of the above tribunals specialises in their respectivefields.
Criminal litigations are concerned with violations or breaches ofcertain legislation or common principles of laws. Note that, these charges areoften made by government officials, such as Police force, Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), Custom and Excise Department, Immigration Department& etc.
