Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal: Judges
(asked on 17th January 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what sum was spent on airfares for UK judges sitting on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal in (1) 2017, (2) 2018, (3) 2019, and (4) 2020.
Serving justices of the UK Supreme Court receive a salary and do not receive any additional fees when sitting on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal pays a fee to the UK Supreme Court. The table below provides details from 2017-2020:
Calendar Year | Fee paid to the UK Supreme Court |
2017 | £11,935.08 |
2018 | £28,990.57 |
2019 | £31,913.70 |
2020 | £0 – no UKSC justices sat in 2020 |
Airfares for UK Supreme Court justices who sit on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal are booked by and paid for by the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. As such, the UK Supreme Court holds no information about the costs. We do not have information about fees or travel expenses for retired UK judges who sit on the Court.