Retrial ordered after Hong Kong judge caught plagiarising again in ruling
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The article reports that Hong Kong High Court judge Wilson Chan Ka-shun, who had previously been reprimanded for plagiarism, has again been found to have plagiarized. An appeal court determined that nearly 95% of his judgment was copied from the defendant's counsel, labeling it 'impermissible judicial copying.' A retrial has been ordered in the original dispute involving a party named Nam.
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A panel of three Court of Appeal judges found that Mr Justice Wilson Chan Ka-shun engaged in 'impermissible judicial copying'.
Hong Kong High Court judge Wilson Chan Ka-shun was previously reprimanded for plagiarism.
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Hong Kong High Court judge Wilson Chan Ka-shun was previously reprimanded for plagiarism.
South China Morning Post- A panel of three Court of Appeal judges found that Mr Justice Wilson Chan Ka-shun engaged in 'impermissible judicial copying'.
- Almost 95 per cent of a previous judgment was lifted from the defendant’s counsel.
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Loaded language removedA Hong Kong High Court judge previously admonished for plagiarism has been found to have repeated the action, after an appeal court determined that almost 95 per cent of a previous judgment was lifted from the defendant’s counsel.
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Hong Kong High Court judge Wilson Chan Ka-shun was previously reprimanded for plagiarism.
South China Morning PostWilson Chan Ka-shun has been found to have plagiarized again.
South China Morning PostAn appeal court determined that almost 95% of a previous judgment was lifted from the defendant’s counsel.
South China Morning PostThe original case stemmed from a dispute between Nam...
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