Andrew Macrae (judge)
The Honourable Mr Justice Andrew Colin Macrae VP | |
|---|---|
| Vice President of the Court of Appeal of Hong Kong | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of Hong Kong | |
| In office 2013–2018 | |
| Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court of Hong Kong | |
| In office 2010–2013 | |
| Recorder of the Court of First Instance of the High Court of Hong Kong | |
| In office 2006–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Durham University (BA, St John's College) |
Andrew Colin Macrae (Chinese: 麥機智; born 1956) is Vice President of the Court of Appeal of Hong Kong.
Legal career
[edit]In 1979, Macrae was called to the Bar in England and was admitted to Middle Temple.[1] He was elected as a Bencher at Middle Temple in 2021.[2]
Macrae was called to the Bar in Hong Kong in 1983. He was in private practice as a member of the Chambers of Gary Plowman SC.[3]
Judicial career
[edit]Macrae sat as a Deputy High Court Judge for periods in 2002 and 2003.[1][4]
Macrae was appointed as a Recorder of the Court of First Instance of the High Court of Hong Kong from 2006 to 2010.[5][6] He was appointed as a full-time Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court of Hong Kong on 12 April 2010.[1][7]
He was elevated to the Court of Appeal of Hong Kong in 2013[8] and became Vice President of the Court of Appeal in 2018.[1][9]
Notable cases
[edit]In 2011, Macrae presided over the re-trial of Nancy Kissel for the murder of her husband, Robert Peter Kissel.[10]
In 2013, Macrae presided over the criminal trial of Peter Chan in relation to the forgery of a will purporting to be the will of Nina Wang, who at the time of her death was chair of Chinachem Group and Asia's richest woman.[11]
In 2014, Macrae sat as an additional Judge of the Court of First Instance and presided over the criminal trial of the former Chief Secretary for Administration, Rafael Hui, and property magnate Thomas Kwok.[12]
In 2017, Macrae (sitting with Mr Justice Lunn, VP and Mr Justice Zervos in the Court of Appeal) heard the application of Rurik Jutting for leave to appeal against his conviction for the murders of Sumarti Ningsih and Jesse Lorena.[13]
In 2018, Macrae (sitting with Mr Justice Yeung, VP and Mr Justice Pang, JA in the Court of Appeal) heard the application of former Chief Executive Donald Tsang for leave to appeal against his conviction for misconduct in public office.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Appointment of Vice-President of the Court of Appeal". 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Middle Temple". www.middletemple.org.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Plowman Chambers". Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "G.N. 2711" Hong Kong Government Gazette (No. 19, Vol. 6, 10 May 2002)
- ^ "G.N. 4" Hong Kong Government Gazette (No. 1, Vol. 10, 6 January 2006)
- ^ "G.N. 8333" Hong Kong Government Gazette (No. 50, Vol. 12, 12 December 2008)
- ^ "G.N. 2053" Hong Kong Government Gazette (No. 15, Vol. 14, 16 April 2010)
- ^ "G.N. 6264" Hong Kong Government Gazette (No. 43, Vol. 17, 25 October 2013)
- ^ "G.N. 2769" Hong Kong Government Gazette (No. 17, Vol. 22, 27 April 2018)
- ^ HKSAR v Nancy Ann Kissel, HCCC 55/2010
- ^ HKSAR v Chan Chun-chuen, HCCC 182/2012
- ^ HKSAR v Rafael Hui, HCCC 98/2013
- ^ HKSAR v Jutting, Rurik George Caton, CACC 361/2016
- ^ HKSAR v Tsang Yam-kuen, Donald, CACC 55/2017, reported at [2018] 3 HKLRD 564