Can you choose the sex of your baby?
A doctor being disciplined exposes a long-standing ethical problem in reproductive medicine – Some parents’ preference for the sex of their child. Which also leads to criminal liabilities.
A doctor being disciplined exposes a long-standing ethical problem in reproductive medicine – Some parents’ preference for the sex of their child. Which also leads to criminal liabilities.
People love pets these days. We love giving them treats and head scratches. But on occasion, we do get hurt by these cute predators. When it does, what are the legal consequences for the pet owner?
On the same day (23/5), two persons were convicted of crimes related to cruelty to cats. In both cases, veterinarian evidence was essential in assessing the defendant’s culpability.
The brazen selling of cat and dog meat by a shop in the middle of Kowloon comes to an end with the storekeeper jailed.
More often, smaller clinics struggle with keeping medical records. However, a recent case shows that it is more than professional misconduct when a dentist was prosecuted as a result of poor recordkeeping.
Just as a murderous mystery was being unfolded, leaving the public in shock, another murder trial with a peculiar history had come to an end.
Following complaints of animal yowling and missing dogs, an illegal poaching ground was discovered in Tseung Kwan O.
A celebrity was dismembered in a horrific homicide. But in law, even if the body cannot be recovered, the perpetrators could still be convicted.
Trafficking in herbal cannabis used to be seen as less serious than its resin, resulting in a shorter term of imprisonment. This is no longer the case.
Criminal courts in Hong Kong are going electronic, beginning in the busiest courts.