Hong Kong Court Bars Jimmy Lai’s UK Lawyer in Security Case

Hong Kong’s High Court barred media mogul Jimmy Lai from using a UK-based lawyer to represent him in his upcoming trial as the city clamps down on foreign participation in national security cases.

Lai’s appeal to use a foreign lawyer was rejected by High Court Chief Judge Jeremy Poon on Friday. The decision reverses one the court made last year, when it affirmed Lai’s right to hire a UK-based lawyer.