OVERVIEW
While our primary practice pages highlight our most frequent case types, they represent only a fraction of our full practice areas. Hong Kong criminal law is vast, encompassing a wide array of statutory offences under the Laws of Hong Kong and complex common-law principles.
This page serves as a comprehensive resource for critical offences not detailed elsewhere on our site. If your specific charge is not listed under our primary focus areas, it is covered here.
A less common charge does not mean lower stakes. Every criminal allegation in Hong Kong carries the potential for life-altering consequences, including heavy fines, a criminal record and imprisonment.
INDIVIDUAL OFFENCE PAGES
Airplanes and Airports
Criminal and regulatory offences involving aviation and airport security.
Animals
Offences concerning cruelty, control, importation and animal welfare.
Copyright Offences
The statutory framework, elements and defence considerations relating to copyright offences.
Criminal Damage
The statutory framework, elements and defence considerations relating to criminal damage.
Criminal Intimidation
The statutory framework, elements and defence considerations relating to criminal intimidation.
Customs and Excise Investigations and Prosecutions
The statutory framework, elements and defence considerations relating to customs and excise investigations and prosecutions.
Firearms, Munitions and Offensive Weapons
Firearms, imitation firearms, offensive weapons, prohibited weapons and stun guns.
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
Licensing, food-safety and environmental-hygiene prosecutions.
Inland Revenue Offences
The statutory framework, elements and defence considerations relating to inland revenue offences.
Labour Department Prosecutions
Employment, workplace-safety and wage-related prosecutions.
Marine Department Prosecutions
Shipping, vessel-safety and port-control prosecutions.
MPF Schemes Ordinance Offences
Offences involving mandatory provident fund obligations.
Perverting the Course of Public Justice
Acts intended to obstruct or interfere with public justice.
Pyramid Selling
Offences involving prohibited pyramid schemes.
Surrogacy
Hong Kong law governing commercial surrogacy arrangements.
Trade Mark and Trade Description Offences
The statutory framework, elements and defence considerations relating to trade mark and trade description offences.