Another judge takes the Emperor's shilling

[PLamHK]

I read on RTHK that The Honourable Sir William Gillow Gibbes Austen Young KNZM KC, a judge in New Zealand's Supreme Court until required to retire in 2022 at the age of 70, has accepted the Emperor's Shilling to join the list of foreign non-permanent judges on the HK Court of Final Appeal.

Curiously, Wikipedia tells me that

Young was appointed a judge of the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts in July 2022, but resigned less than a month later citing the risk of 'adverse perceptions' in light of concerns raised by human rights campaigners about foreign judicial appointments allegedly being used to legitimise the United Arab Emirates political regime.

I guess he must now have pressing financial needs that mean such qualms no longer apply. (The position gets paid about HK$15,000 per day plus first (where available)/business airfares and accommodation at the best hotels in town.)

https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/compone...3-20250508.htm

[kungpaochicken]

That’s why we shouldn’t take democracy in the West for granted. It’s more fragile than we think. You see plenty of Western elites who are happy to throw human rights and the rule of law under the bus to cozy up to authoritarian regimes. And when things get tough at home, chances are they’ll do the exact same thing.

[shri]

2K USD is peanuts to be fair

[Morrison]

2K USD is peanuts to be fair

yeah, but it most likely starts when he leaves home and ends when he enters his home again.

[shri]

yeah, but it most likely starts when he leaves home and ends when he enters his home again.

Barristers / Sr Counsels make 1x-20x that per day. Easily more for an international wheeler dealer types.

[AsianXpat0]

So he can take the shilling but not the pounding?

I guess winters are cold and dark in NZ.