Hong Kong Bar Association chief hails city’s hosting of common law summit as ‘vote of confidence’ for legal sector

Hong Kong’s successful hosting of an international legal summit for the first time this week has served as a “vote of confidence” in the city’s law profession, according to the head of the Bar Association.

Victor Dawes hailed the completion of the fourth global conference for the International Advocacy Training Council on Tuesday evening, an event which the city hosted following a four-year delay brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic.