Barrister Chan Man-wai Appeals Fine Over Social Media Criticism of Judge
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Barrister Chan Man-wai was found by a Bar Association disciplinary hearing to have committed some of the complaints against her after she criticised a judge on Facebook as "scum and rubbish" and described 2019 protesters as "cockroaches", and was fined $40,000. She appealed, and the Court of Appeal on 26 October 2026 dismissed most of her grounds of appeal, upheld some of the complaints and only set aside the fine imposed for her non-cooperation, ordering her to pay 90 per cent of the Bar Association's costs. Later reports also noted that she appealed to the High Court, and the Court of Appeal upheld most of the original ruling, setting aside only the non-cooperation fine.
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- 明報·每日港聞社媒罵官「人渣」罰4萬 大狀陳文慧上訴獲撤罰款
大律師陳文慧因在facebook發表批評法官「人渣垃圾」等言論，被大律師公會紀律聆訊裁定部分投訴成立並罰款4萬元，她向高等法院上訴。上訴庭昨駁回大部分上訴理由，維持部分投訴成立，僅撤銷針對她不合作而罰款的決定，並下令她支付公會九成訟費。
- 明報·即時港聞大律師陳文慧社媒批法官被罰四萬 上訴庭駁回大部分上訴理由
大律師陳文慧因在Facebook批評法官「人渣垃圾」及以「曱甴」形容2019年示威者，被大律師公會紀律聆訊裁定部分投訴成立、罰款四萬元。上訴庭今（26日）駁回其大部分上訴理由，維持部分投訴成立，僅撤銷針對她不合作而罰款的決定，並下令她支付公會九成訟費。
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