Canadian judge is latest to resign from Hong Kong’s top

Beverley McLachlin, former chief justice of Canada’s supreme court, steps down amid warnings rule of law in city is ‘in grave danger’

A former chief justice of Canada’s supreme court is stepping down from Hong Kong’s top court, the city’s officials said Monday, the latest in a string of resignations from the court amid concerns about Hong Kong’s judicial independence.

Hong Kong’s judiciary confirmed late on Monday that Beverley McLachlin would end her term serving as a non-permanent overseas judge at Hong Kong’s court of final appeal.