UK lawyers in the dock for giving Hong Kong legitimacy
The English Bar must decide whether it can continue to work in the former British colony as it slides towards tyrannical rule from Beijing
24 January 2021 • 5:00am
David Perry QC has come under fire for accepting a brief from the Hong Kong authorities to prosecute Jimmy Lai, the founder of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily
Credit: Xiaomei Chen/South China Morning Post
Journalists at Hong Kong’s
Apple Daily are used to shining a spotlight on others but on Aug 10 the newspaper’s reporters became the story as they live-streamed a police raid on their newsroom.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Insurers face enforcement action if they don’t pay up as soon as possible on business insurance claims following a landmark court ruling, Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority said on Friday.
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The Supreme Court earlier this month ruled that many business insurance policies should cover losses caused by coronavirus lockdowns, and the FCA said insurers should now pay up as soon as possible on valid claims.