Lawyers acting for pro-democracy activist argued that proceedings could be biased due to judge selection
an attempt by Lai’s legal team to challenge a decision by city authorities to bar Owen from representing Lai. That decision can still be appealed.giving the city’s leader the power to veto foreign lawyers from working on national security cases.
Lai is the founder of the now defunct Apple Daily, a vocal pro-democracy newspaper that was forced to close after the Chinese Communist party tightened its grip on the city. In July 2020, the government imposed a national security law which effectively closed down legal avenues for criticising the authorities.referred to
Before the legal amendment this month, Hong Kong’s courts had rejected the government’s attempts to block Owen from representing Lai. They added that the interpretation from China’s government in December “did not in any way impair the independent judicial power and the power of final adjudication of the Hong Kong courts”.
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