Retired Supreme Court justice: A new commercial brand? | Agnès Whitfield

By Agnès Whitfield ( January 25, 2024, 9:30 AM EST) -- Former Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin’s refusal to step down as a non-permanent judge on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal is part of a larger debate about the impact of Supreme Court judges’ post-retirement professional activities on public perception of the integrity of our judicial system. Although the custom has largely passed unnoticed, the return of retired Supreme Court judges to private practice raises a critical question: Should judges be able to leverage their time on the Supreme Court to advance their own financial interests and those of their law firms and clients?...