Johnson Lam Man-hon () is a Permanent Judge of the

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Biography

Early life and education

Lam was born in Hong Kong in 1961. He obtained an

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and P.C.LL. from the

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in 1983 and 1984 respectively. Among his graduating class was his future judicial colleague

Andrew Cheung Andrew Cheung Kui-nung (; born 24 September 1961) is a Hong Kong judge who serves as the 3rd Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal. He previously served as a Permanent Judge of the same court. He was the 4th and longest-serving Chief J ...

Legal career

Lam was

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in Hong Kong in 1984 and was in private practice since 1985. Lam joined the

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as District Judge in 2001. Lam was appointed as Judge of the

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of the High Court in 2003. He served as President of the Lands Tribunal from 2003 to 2009. In 2011, he was appointed as the Judge in charge of the Constitutional and Administrative Law List. In 2012, Lam was elevated to the

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. He continued to serve as Judge in charge of the Constitutional and Administrative Law List until he was appointed as Vice President of the Court of Appeal on 2 September 2013. He is currently Chairman of the Judiciary's Working Party on Mediation, as well as a member of the Steering Committee on Mediation and the Accreditation Sub-committee set up by the Secretary for Justice. On 12 May 2021, it was announced that the

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had accepted the recommendation of the independent

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to appoint Lam as a Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal (a post which had become vacant upon the appointment of

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on 11 January 2021), subject to the endorsement of the Legislative Council in accordance with Article 90 of the Basic Law. Lam's appointment took effect on 30 July 2021. Lam was appointed by the

as a member of the Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong for 3 years with effect from 1 September 2021.

References

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