Robert Tibbo

Robert Tibbo
Nationality Canadian
Alma mater McGill University,
University of Auckland
University of Melbourne
University of Hong Kong[1]
Occupation Lawyer

Robert Tibbo is a Canadian barrister-at-law based in Hong Kong,[2] who is known for his work in the areas of human rights, judicial review, and constitutional law.[3][4] Tibbo's practice also includes criminal trial and appellate work as well as significant work in the area of commercial and contract law.[5][6][7] Moreover, Tibbo is a specialist in extradition law.[8] He has served as a lawyer in many notable cases including those involving Edward Snowden,[9][10] Zeljko Ivic,[11] and Xiao Hui.[12] In addition, Robert Tibbo serves as a director of Vision First, an NGO that provides assistance to asylum seekers in Hong Kong.[13][14] As a legal advisor to the Hong Kong Helpers Campaign, Tibbo commented on the case of Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, concerning her treatment and constitutional rights in Hong Kong.[15][16][17]

Early life

Robert Tibbo was born and raised in the city of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. In 1988, Robert Tibbo earned a degree in chemical engineering from McGill University in Canada,[18] before moving to Asia, which he felt was "going to become very important and I wanted to be a part of that development."[19] After learning Mandarin Chinese in the 1990s, Tibbo worked in the energy and chemical industries in Australia and parts of Asia, including Hong Kong, Thailand and other Asian countries. While working on agriculture related projects in Yunnan in the People's Republic of China, Tibbo noticed the situation of refugees who were "removed from the cities and sent to the countryside to work in agriculture".[20] In 1999, Tibbo started law school at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, studying under professor of constitutional law, Grant Huscroft, who is now a justice of the Court of Appeal in Ontario, Canada. Tibbo also studied under the late professor Mike Taggart, renowned for his teaching and academic work in public law [administrative law].[21][22] Tibbo eventually founded Eastern Chambers Law Firm, in 2006.[20]

Cases

Edward Snowden

Robert Tibbo stated that he took the case of Edward Snowden on a pro bono basis.[23] Tibbo served as Snowden's legal representative in Hong Kong,[24] and "played a major role in getting Edward Snowden out of" the city.[25] Robert Tibbo worked with solicitor Jonathan Man,[26] and Tibbo advised Snowden to leave the hotel as arrangements had been made for him to attend the UNHCR.[27][28][29] During this time, "US officials reportedly asked about the possibility of Snowden's extradition from Hong Kong."[30] Robert Tibbo confirmed that "Snowden left Hong Kong through legal, legitimate means and the proper immigration channels" on 23 June 2013.[31][32][33] Robert Tibbo refused to provide any information regarding Edward Snowden's carer during that time.[34] Julia Tolmie, an associate professor of law at the University of Auckland has written:

Of the Snowden case, Robert points out that in 2009 the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism. Martin Sheinin, warned of the potential abuses by government in its mass public surveillance programs and the necessity for an internal whistle blower mechanism to both encourage and protect those who come forward with information on government abuse of citizens' privacy rights. The Obama administration was aware of the Special Rapporteur's report and did nothing that would have allowed Snowden (or any other person out of the hundreds of thousands of employees of the NSA) to have made the disclosures at an earlier stage. Robert also says that Mr Snowden made a clear decision of conscience at an enormous personal cost and risk to his life, to inform, not just the American public, but the global community, of the egregious transgressions of the NSA and the Five Eyes governments (USA, UK, Canada, Australia and NZ). But for Snowden's disclosures the NSA and its Five Eyes partners' activities would have gone unchecked. Meanwhile Snowden's acts of courage have left him in circumstances of extreme vulnerability.[35]

Robert Tibbo appeared in the Academy Award winning documentary film Citizenfour,[36][37] directed by Laura Poitras, which details the case of Edward Snowden.[38] In addition, the barrister was interviewed and appeared in the documentary film Snowden's Great Escape,[39] also known as Terminal F and Snowdens Store Flugt.[40]

Erwiana Sulistyaningsih

Robert Tibbo serves as the legal advisor to Hong Kong Helpers Campaign, an NGO addressing issues affecting migrant groups present in Hong Kong.[17][41] He stated that Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, an Indonesian maid who was reportedly abused by her employer in Hong Kong, had "grounds for suing the government for failing to provide her with proper protection", explaining that:[15][42]

There is enough evidence out there to show that helpers are in a vulnerable position and that there is ongoing abuse ... The most telling and shocking issue is that Erwiana went through the immigrations channel at the airport without being properly asked what had happened to her. It was quite clear that she had been tortured, in which case government staff have a duty to assist her.[15]

Robert Tibbo then commented on the legislative framework in Hong Kong, in light of Erwiana Sulistyaningsih's case:

Laws are not enacted by those in authority simply to control individuals, but should be formulated in light of the practical realities individuals face in pursuing their needs and interests. People have the capacity to do what is proper, fair and reasonable in managing their lives, including protecting themselves. The current policies and legislative framework regulating the lives of domestic helpers unfortunately tilt heavily towards an authoritarian regulatory régime.[43]

Zeljko Ivic

Robert Tibbo is serving as the lawyer for Zeljko Ivic, a former employee of a Banco BTG Pactual SA group company. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) André Esteves and a member of the board of directors Huw Jenkins, reportedly "made fraudulent misrepresentations to get him to sign agreements with the investment bank, according to a lawsuit filed with the Hong Kong High Court."[11] Tibbo has stated that Zeljko Ivic played a key role in Banco BTG Pactual SA's IPO.[44] Ivic is making a case against Banco BTG Pactual SA, BTG Pactual Asia Ltd., CEO Andre Esteves and director Huw Jenkins; the case was transferred to the High Court because it involved legal claims outside of the Labour Tribunal's jurisdiction and furthermore involved defendants located overseas.[45] Robert Tibbo has "argued at a May 12 hearing that Ivic should be allowed time to serve Esteves and Banco BTG Pactual in Brazil, so that the two cases can be consolidated," a point agreed with by Herbert Au-Yeung, the judge for the hearing.[46] $20 million USD is the amount of the lawsuit, according to Tibbo, and is compensation for the value of BTG Pactual's shares, promised partnership and unpaid bonuses to Zeljko Ivic.[47][48]

Xiao Hui

Robert Tibbo also served as the lawyer of Xiao Hui, a former executive of China's Hanlong Mining Investment.[12] Xiao was permitted to leave Australia during an investigation of Australia's largest case of insider trading but was arrested in Hong Kong in January 2014.[49] Xiao requested asylum in Hong Kong and Tibbo has argued that "threats had been made in Australia against the former executive and his family."[50][51]

Social advocacy

Vision First

Robert Tibbo serves as a director of Vision First, an NGO that helps asylum seekers in Hong Kong.[13][14][52] Vision First provides humanitarian assistance and advocacy in support of these individuals.[53] In particular Vision First has addressed housing, food security and education issues that continues to threaten the health and welfare of the refugees and children.[54][55][56] Tibbo has stated:

It was apparent that the whole world turned a blind eye to the plight of asylum seekers in Hong Kong ... What's disappointing is that Hong Kong's government and society, despite its immense wealth and resources, is refusing recognised asylum seekers to settle in Hong Kong. This is not a proper or mature policy for such a wealthy and influential global stakeholder.[57]

Hong Kong Helper's Campaign

Robert Tibbo is the legal advisor to Hong Kong Helper's Campaign, an organization that addresses issues that impact migrant groups present in Hong Kong.[17][41][58]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tibbo, Robert". Bar List at Hong Kong Bar Association. Hong Kong Bar Association. 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Séguin, Marc-André (December 2013). "Snowden's Canadian lawyer". CBA National Magazine. Retrieved 12 December 2014. Robert Tibbo barrister-at-law, Hong Kong
  3. ↑ Harding, Luke (7 February 2014). The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World's Most Wanted Man. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 1. ISBN 9780804173537. Retrieved 12 December 2014. Tibbo, a human rights lawyer, awas used to dealing with clients in bad situations. A Canadian by nationality, with a pleasant manner, a smart blazer and a receding hairline, Tibbo represented the vulnerable and the downtrodden - Sri Lankans facing deportation, Pakistanis wrongly denied asylum, abused refugees.
  4. ↑ Chiu, Joanna (20 January 2014). "Indonesian maid at centre of 'torture ordeal' row could sue Hong Kong government". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 December 2014. Rights lawyer Robert Tibbo, who advised surveillance whistle-blower Edward Snowden, said Erwiana's lawyers could sue the government for failing to fulfill its constitutional obligation to provide state protection to victims of torture or cruel treatment. He said remedies for a violation of those rights can be sought under Section 6 of the Bill of Rights, but no specific penalty for such a breach is stipulated.
  5. ↑ "HCMP1863/2007". Hong Kong Law Reports & Digest (Thomson Reuters) 2: 1142. 4 May 2010.
  6. ↑ "FACC10/2005". Hong Kong Law Reports & Digest (Thomson Reuters) 2: 738. 2006.
  7. ↑ "HCB9808/2007". Hong Kong Law Reports & Digest (Thomson Reuters) 4: 135. 2008.
  8. ↑ Andrews, Suzanna; Bryan Burrough; Sarah Ellison (May 2014). "Snowden Speaks". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 13 December 2014. Snowden, meanwhile, remained in hiding in Hong Kong. Some believe he was at an out-of-the-way house arranged by the three attorneys he had retained who now oversaw his fate: Albert Ho, a prominent local legislator and fixer; his young associate, Jonathan Man; and a canny Canadian-born specialist in extradition matters, Robert Tibbo.
  9. ↑ Bradsher, Keith (24 June 2013). "Hasty Exit Started With Pizza Inside a Hong Kong Hideout". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 December 2014. Mr. Snowden accepted an invitation to stay in the home of one of that person’s friends when he checked out of the Mira Hotel on June 10, and the individual put him in touch with two local lawyers. They were Robert Tibbo, a barrister who specializes in human rights and refugee law, and Jonathan Man, an associate at Ho Tse Wai, Philip Li & Partners, one of Hong Kong’s best-known law firms.
  10. ↑ Branigan, Tania; Miriam Elder (1 July 2013). "Edward Snowden's Moscow stopover became end of the line … for now". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2014. Snowden engaged two lawyers known for their work on sensitive human rights and asylum claims: solicitor Jonathan Man and barrister Robert Tibbo. Both offered their services on a pro bono basis.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Wong, Douglas (15 May 2014). "BTG Billionaire Esteves Sued in Hong Kong by Ex-Employee - Bloomberg". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 12 December 2014. Andre Esteves, the billionaire founder of Brazil’s BTG Pactual, was sued by a former employee in Hong Kong who claims he was promised a partnership and stock for securing investors before the bank’s initial share sale. Zeljko Ivic alleged that Banco BTG Pactual SA, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Esteves and Huw Jenkins, a managing partner, made fraudulent misrepresentations to get him to sign agreements with the investment bank, according to a lawsuit filed with the Hong Kong High Court. BTG Pactual raised as much as 3.66 billion reais ($1.66 billion) in its 2012 initial public offering. The sale followed a 2010 agreement to sell a stake to a group including China Investment Corp., GIC Pte. and the Rothschild and Agnelli families. Esteves, 45, is worth $4.2 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, mostly due to his 22 percent stake in BTG Pactual. Jenkins and Hong Kong-based BTG Pactual Asia Ltd., which has also been sued, will vigorously defend the claims, “which they believe to be baseless and without merit,” according to their lawyer Randall Arthur. BTG Pactual doesn’t comment on matters under litigation, the Sao Paulo-based bank said in an e-mail response to queries. Shares of the company fell 0.7 percent to 32.22 reais at 10:41 a.m. in Sao Paulo. Ivic is seeking more than $20 million as damages for the value of the shares and partnership promised, as well as unpaid bonuses, his lawyer Robert Tibbo said.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Yun, Michelle (13 March 2014). "Former Hanlong executive wanted for insider trading seeks asylum in Hong Kong". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 December 2014. A former executive of China's Hanlong Mining Investment wanted in Australia for alleged insider trading is seeking asylum in Hong Kong, a court heard on Thursday, a process that could delay his extradition by several years. Hui Xiao, also known as Steven Xiao, is wanted in relation to 104 offences linked to Hanlong's 2011 takeover bids for Australia's Sundance Resources and Bannerman Resources. During an insider trading investigation in Australia, Xiao was permitted to leave the country for a short visit back to China in November 2011 but did not return. He was arrested in Hong Kong in January. In February, Xiao applied to authorities to be granted asylum in Hong Kong, according to his lawyer Robert Tibbo, who said it could take five years or more for his case to be resolved.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Pomfret, James; Greg Torode (24 June 2013). "Behind Snowden's Hong Kong exit: fear and persuasion". Reuters. Retrieved 12 December 2014. Tibbo and Man previously had handled several controversial cases, including a bid to sue the Hong Kong government in 2004 for extraditing Libyan dissident Sami al-Saadi back to Tripoli, where Saadi says he was tortured. "If I were looking for a Hong Kong lawyer who was ready to take on the government for a tough fight, (Tibbo) would definitely be one of the top three to four people I would pick," said Cosmo Beatson, the executive director of Vision First, a group helping asylum seekers in the city of more than 7 million people. Tibbo is a director of the group.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Branigan, Tania (6 March 2014). "Hong Kong's dirty secret: thousands of asylum seekers left waiting in squalor". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2014. "Up until the Snowden case, it was apparent that the whole world turned a blind eye to the plight of asylum seekers in Hong Kong," said Robert Tibbo, the American's lawyer here and a director of Vision First, a NGO supporting refugees.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Liljas, Per (20 January 2014). "Hong Kong Government Could Be Sued Over Maid Abuses, Says Top Rights Lawyer". Time. Retrieved 12 December 2014. The case of Erwiana Sulistyaningsih — an Indonesian maid allegedly abused by her Hong Kong employer — came to light more than a week ago and has shocked many with its brutality. The employer was arrested Monday attempting to flee the city. ... Erwiana has declared that she will take legal action against her former employer. Rights lawyer Robert Tibbo, who advised National Security Agency whistle-blower Edward Snowden when he briefly holed up in town after fleeing the U.S., believes Erwiana also has grounds for suing the government for failing to provide her with proper protection. “There is enough evidence out there to show that helpers are in a vulnerable position and that there is ongoing abuse,” Tibbo tells TIME. “The most telling and shocking issue is that Erwiana went through the immigrations channel at the airport without being properly asked what had happened to her. It was quite clear that she had been tortured, in which case government staff have a duty to assist her.”
  16. ↑ Chiu, Joanna (20 January 2014). "Indonesian maid at centre of 'torture ordeal' row could sue Hong Kong government". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 December 2014. Tibbo said he was shocked to learn that airport immigration officers did not inquire about Erwiana's condition when she left Hong Kong. He said: "The woman showed clear signs of being tortured and nothing less than that. She was emaciated and had a large number of scars on her face, hands and feet." Simon Young Ngai-man, deputy director of Hong Kong University’s law department, said Tibbo’s idea was “definitely worth exploring”.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Chiu, Joanna; Danny Mok (7 April 2014). "Erwiana’s arrival in Hong Kong marred by dispute over accommodation". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 December 2014. Mr Tibbo is legal advisor to the HK Helpers Campaign and also advised Edward Snowden during his visit to Hong Kong last year. “The respective Hong Kong and Indonesian government interests are clearly adverse to Erwiana’s rights and interests. This is a case where Erwiana would be best protected by having Hong Kong lawyers stand between her and the respective Indonesian and Hong Kong governments so that the abuses of today are brought to an immediate stop. This would effectively remove the conflict of interests that exists between Erwiana and Hong Kong and Indonesian authorities”. With regards to reports that Erwiana was threatened with deportation and separated from her lawyer, father and friends, Mr Tibbo stated that the actions “amounted to nothing less than state oppression to compel Erwiana to comply with their demands”.
  18. ↑ Bradsher, Keith (26 June 2013). "Inside look at Edward Snowden’s life on the run". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 12 December 2014. One is Robert Tibbo, a barrister who studied chemical engineering at McGill University in Canada and later decided to become a lawyer.
  19. ↑ Séguin, Marc-André (December 2013). "Snowden's Canadian lawyer". CBA National Magazine. Retrieved 12 December 2014. After earning a chemical engineering degree from McGill University in 1988, Tibbo quickly discovered a passion for Asia. “Montreal was very Eurocentric, whereas I saw Japan and South Korea emerging as rising economic powers. After a few months, I realized Asia’s potential. This region was going to become very important and I wanted to be a part of that development.”
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Séguin, Marc-André (December 2013). "Snowden's Canadian lawyer". CBA National Magazine. Retrieved 12 December 2014. So he headed to Melbourne, where he stayed for a few years, and then moved on to the Chinese city of Tianjin, where he learned Mandarin in the early 1990s. Over the next decade, he travelled around Asia, working in various regions of China, as well as in Thailand and Hong Kong. “I worked mainly in the energy and chemical industries. It was primarily due diligence work and that extended to the agriculture and food processing industries,” he says. “During this period, in Yunnan, I saw people who had been forcibly removed from the cities and sent to the countryside to work in agriculture. I think that it was at this moment that I really became more aware of the plight of refugees.” In 1999, Tibbo decided to study law at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, where he developed a special interest in administrative and constitutional law. He took courses on these subjects with such highly esteemed professors as Grant Huscroft, who is now at the University of Western Ontario, and Mike Taggart, who died in 2009. Shortly after graduating in 2001, he settled in Hong Kong to take the mandatory Bar courses. He got his law licence in Hong Kong in 2005, and launched his practice as a barrister the same year. His founded his law firm, Eastern Chambers, in 2006.
  21. ↑ Séguin, Marc-Andé (December 2013). "Snowden’s Canadian lawyer". CBA National Magazine. Retrieved 4 January 2015. In 1999, Tibbo decided to study law at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, where he developed a special interest in administrative and constitutional law. He took courses on these subjects with such highly esteemed professors as Grant Huscroft, who is now at the University of Western Ontario, and Mike Taggart, who died in 2009.
  22. ↑ Fine, Sean (17 December 2014). "Tories appoint two conservative law professors as judges". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 4 January 2015. Grant Huscroft, who teaches constitutional law at Western University in London, Ont., will become the first non-judge named to the province’s highest court since the Conservative government came to power in 2006.
  23. ↑ Séguin, Marc-André (December 2013). "Snowden's Canadian lawyer". CBA National Magazine. Retrieved 12 December 2014. Solicitors can choose any case they want, but barristers cannot refuse the case unless they are not suitable to work in that case. The cab-rank rule applies to barristers. However, barristers can also decline depending on the client’s ability to pay their legal fees. But in this case, I took the case on a pro bono basis.
  24. ↑ Lam, Lana (11 October 2014). "Hong Kong in cinema spotlight in documentary on Edward Snowden". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 12 December 2014. Referring to the two Hong Kong lawyers who represented Snowden during his time in the city, MacAskill says: "Jonathan Man arrives and can be heard on the phone talking to Robert Tibbo about where to take him next, and they agree on the UNHCR."
  25. ↑ "Snowden's Canadian Lawyer". Bar Talk. Issuu. February 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014. Handling a case shrouded in mystery, Robert Tibbo played a major role in getting Edward Snowden out of Hong Kong.
  26. ↑ Campbell, Charlie (25 June 2013). "Snowden's Hong Kong Escape: Behind the Role That Beijing Played". Time. Retrieved 12 December 2014. Snowden may have well realized this or been warned of it by his Hong Kong counsel, barrister Robert Tibbo and solicitors Albert Ho and Jonathan Man — the latter is also involved in preparing a lawsuit against the Hong Kong authorities on behalf of al-Saadi. That, and the fear of a protracted legal battle, could have prompted a decision to flee.
  27. ↑ Yang, Jia Lynn; Peter Finn; Sari Horwitz (24 June 2013). "Details of Snowden’s stay in Hong Kong". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 December 2014. For two hours that night, Snowden talked with his lawyers, who also included Jonathan Man, an associate at Ho’s firm, and Robert Tibbo, a refugee human rights lawyer. To mark Snowden’s birthday later that week — he turned 30 Friday — Ho brought over a large pizza and fried chicken. There was also Snowden’s preferred beverage, Pepsi.
  28. ↑ Lam, Lana (12 October 2014). "Refugees Daily". UNHCR. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  29. ↑ Horwitz, Sari (24 June 2013). "Snowden's stay in H.K. filled with intrigue". The Japan Times. Retrieved 12 December 2014. For two hours that night, Snowden talked with his lawyers, who also included Jonathan Man, an associate at Ho’s firm, and Robert Tibbo, a refugee human rights lawyer. To mark Snowden’s birthday later that week — he turned 30 Friday — Ho brought over a large pizza and fried chicken. There was also Snowden’s preferred beverage, Pepsi.
  30. ↑ Lam, Lana (24 June 2013). "Snowden's last few days in Hong Kong: dramatic events prompted flight". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 12 December 2014. As speculation continued over which country will take in the fugitive, Democratic Party lawmaker and lawyer Albert Ho Chun-yan confirmed that he asked Jonathan Man, an associate at his law firm Ho, Tse, Wai & Partners, to accompany Snowden to the airport in case he was arrested. Ho said Man had worked closely with Snowden during his time in Hong Kong so he was the ideal choice to be with Snowden if police did detain him. Ho first met Snowden at a private home on Tuesday night when he sat down to dinner with him. Man and another lawyer, Robert Tibbo, were also at the dinner, where the four tucked into pizza, fried chicken, sausages and Pepsi and for two hours discussed Snowden's legal options. The dinner came the night before US officials reportedly asked about the possibility of Snowden's extradition from Hong Kong.
  31. ↑ Lam, Lana (23 June 2013). "Hong Kong lawyer Albert Ho says 'middleman' urged Snowden to leave". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 12 December 2014. Barrister Robert Tibbo and solicitor Jonathan Man Ho-ching confirmed they were brought in to represent Snowden about two weeks ago and kept in close contact with the whistle-blower. "Snowden left Hong Kong through legal, legitimate means and the proper immigration channels," Tibbo told the South China Morning Post. "We have been acting for Snowden for the past two weeks."
  32. ↑ Farivar, Cyrus (23 June 2013). "With WikiLeaks’ help, Snowden lands in Moscow, headed on to "democratic nation"". Ars Technica. Retrieved 12 December 2014. Back in Hong Kong, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that lawyers from the quasi-city-state worked with Snowden during his stay there. “Snowden left Hong Kong today through legal, legitimate means and the proper immigration channels,” attorney Robert Tibbo told the SCMP. "We have been acting for Snowden for the past two weeks.”
  33. ↑ "Snowden transferring to 'third country' via Moscow". Voice of Russia. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2014. Snowden’s Hong Kong lawyer Robert Tibbo has told reporters that Snowden left Hong Kong “on lawful grounds,” but refused to comment on his further plans.
  34. ↑ Epstein, Edward Jay (29 June 2014). "Edward Jay Epstein: Revisiting Snowden's Hong Kong Getaway". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 12 December 2014. The lawyers who had been retained by an anonymous party for him in Hong Kong have not been forthcoming. One of them, Albert Ho, told New York Times bureau chief Keith Bradsher that Mr. Snowden had assistance from a "well-connected" resident of Hong Kong with whom he had been acquainted prior to his arrival. This person acted as Mr. Snowden's "carer" and arranged safe houses for Mr. Snowden both in Hong Kong and in the adjacent New Territories. Mr. Ho declined to further identify the carer. Mr. Tibbo also declined to identify Mr. Snowden's carer.
  35. ↑ Tolmie, Julia (December 2014). Robert Tibbo: On Acting for the Very Vulnerable. Eden Crescent - University of Auckland Law School. p. 43.
  36. ↑ Willis, Paul (17 November 2014). "Doing justice to the Snowden case: Documentary Citizenfour highlights loopholes in international law". Canadian International Council. Retrieved 12 December 2014. In the film, an unconvinced Snowden discusses leaving the Hong Kong hotel with Jonathan Man, a human rights lawyer while speaking to an unconvincing Robert Tibbo on the phone from the UNHCR.
  37. ↑ "Citizenfour". Cineplex Entertainment. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014. Cast - Edward Snowden, Jacob Appelbaum, Julian Assange, William Binney, Glenn Greenwald, Ewen MacAskill, Jeremy Scahill, M. Margaret McKeown, Kevin Bankston, Harry Pregerson, H.Thomas Byron, Michael Daly Hawkins, Jonathan Man, Robert Tibbo, Jose Casado, Roberto Kaz, Julian Borger, Paul Johnson, Nick Hopkins, Marcel Bosonnet, Wolfgang Kaleck, Ben Wizner, William Bourdon, Gonzalo Boye, Carsten Gericke
  38. ↑ Falcone, Dan (7 November 2014). "Eight Days in a Hong Kong Hotel: A Film Analysis of Citizenfour". Truthout. Retrieved 12 December 2014. Citizenfour is about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden's actions as well as the collective work of reporters, and whistleblowers Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald, Ewen MacAskill, Jeremy Scahill and William Binney.
  39. ↑ Benzine, Adam (10 October 2014). "NDR, DR TV prep "Snowden’s Great Escape"". Realscreen. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  40. ↑ "Terminal F/Chasing Edward Snowden" (in English). DR. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 "Hong Kong: Erwiana returns to face new ordeal". China Worker. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014. “The circumstances of Erwiana’s return to Hong Kong are nothing less than shocking,” said barrister Robert Tibbo, who is a legal advisor to the city’s migrant groups. Hong Kong police reportedly threatened Erwiana with deportation if she did not follow the consular officials.
  42. ↑ Ewing, Kent (28 January 2014). "A poster girl for torture in Hong Kong". Asia Times Online. Retrieved 12 December 2014. The sensational nature of Erwiana's ordeal has attracted the attention of human rights lawyer Robert Tibbo, who advised whistleblower Edward Snowden during his month-long sojourn in Hong Kong last year. Tibbo maintains that Erwiana could sue the city for failing to fulfill its legal commitment to provide protection to victims of torture, citing the indifference to the serious nature of her injuries shown by immigration officers at the airport.
  43. ↑ Tibbo, Robert (6 March 2015). "Government has taken no action to stamp out maid abuse in wake of Erwiana case: barrister" (in English). South China Morning Post. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  44. ↑ "20-Millionen-Klage gegen André Esteves und Huw Jenkins" (in German). Fine News. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014. Der Anwalt von Ivic sagte hingegen, die beiden hätten Ivic etwas vorgespielt. Sein Klient habe eine Schlüsselrolle beim Pactual-Börsengang gespielt.
  45. ↑ "André Esteves é processado em Hong Kong por ex-Funcionário" (in Portuguese). Brasil Econômico. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014. Há dois processos iniciados por Ivic sobre o assunto. O primeiro, contra o BTG Pactual Asia, começou no Tribunal do Trabalho e foi transferido para o Supremo Tribunal porque envolvia alegações de fraude e devido à complexidade do caso. Ivic apresentou outro processo diretamente ao Supremo Tribunal para citar os réus no exterior.
  46. ↑ Wong, Douglas (15 May 2014). "BTG Billionaire Esteves Sued in Hong Kong by Ex-Employee - Bloomberg". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 12 December 2014. Tibbo argued at a May 12 hearing that Ivic should be allowed time to serve Esteves and Banco BTG Pactual in Brazil, so that the two cases can be consolidated, saving the court time and costs. Herbert Au-Yeung, the judge for the hearing, agreed.
  47. ↑ Wong, Douglas (15 May 2014). "Esteves, do BTG Pactual, é processado por ex-funcionário" (in Portuguese). Exame. Retrieved 12 December 2014. Ivic está buscando mais de US$ 20 milhões de indenização pelo valor das ações e da parceria prometidas, bem como bônus não pagos, disse seu advogado, Robert Tibbo.
  48. ↑ Rizério, Laura (15 May 2014). "Ex-funcionário do BTG de Hong Kong processa André Esteves e pede reparação de US$ 20 mi" (in Portuguese). InfoMoney. Retrieved 12 December 2014. De acordo com o advogado Robert Tibbo, Ivic quer mais de US$ 20 milhões em danos morais, tendo como base o valor das ações e a parceria prometida.
  49. ↑ Li, Grace (13 March 2014). "Ex-Hanlong exec, wanted in Australia, seeks asylum in Hong Kong". Reuters. Retrieved 12 December 2014. Hui Xiao, also known as Steven Xiao, is wanted in relation to 104 offences linked to Hanlong's 2011 takeover bids for Australia's Sundance Resources Ltd and Bannerman Resources Ltd. During an insider trading investigation in Australia, Xiao was permitted to leave the country for a short visit back to China in November 2011 but did not return. He was arrested in Hong Kong in January. In February, Xiao applied to authorities to be granted asylum in Hong Kong, according to his lawyer Robert Tibbo, who said it could take five years or more for his case to be resolved.
  50. ↑ Stringer, David (9 October 2014). "Former Hanlong Executive Charged on Insider Trading". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 12 December 2014. In March, a court disclosed Xiao had requested asylum in Hong Kong. Robert Tibbo, a lawyer for Xiao, argued threats had been made in Australia against the former executive and his family.
  51. ↑ "Accused insider trader in Sundance, Bannerman shares extradited to Australia". The Age. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014. In March, a court disclosed Mr Xiao had requested asylum in Hong Kong. Robert Tibbo, a lawyer for JMr Xiao, argued threats had been made in Australia against the former executive and his family.
  52. ↑ Lee, Danny (23 September 2013). "Government admits to putting asylum seekers in homes not fit to live in". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 14 December 2014. Robert Tibbo, a barrister specialising in human rights cases and a non-executive director of rights group Vision First, said ISS-HK was not taking responsibility. "This effort to move the asylum seekers out of a few identified slums was apparently an ad hoc attempt to make the issue of slums disappear," he said. "Over many years, ISS has systematically placed asylum seekers into many slums located across Hong Kong."
  53. ↑ Chan, Wilfred (18 July 2013). "Hong Kong's 'shameful' treatment of refugees exposed". CNN. Retrieved 13 December 2014. According to Vision First, Hong Kong has received over 12,000 torture claims in the last 21 years -- and has accepted five. "This number is unbelievable," says Beatson. "It's an effective zero percent recognition rate." For those in Ping Che waiting to be screened, these figures cause despair. "It's a tunnel with no light at the end," says Beatson. "When it dawns on refugees what they're stuck in, they're in shock. They conclude that Hong Kong is safe, but they would've rather died. It's like finding out that heaven is fake." To alleviate refugees' suffering, a small group of Hong Kong NGOs has formed what it calls the Refugee Concern Network to try and coordinate help.
  54. ↑ Carney, John (19 May 2013). "Bangladeshi refugees' 'unliveable conditions' appals activists". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 14 December 2014. Their compound is pest- infested and lacks proper sewerage. Officials must take drastic action before the stark existence of these Bangladeshis worsened, said Vision First, an NGO that advocates rights for people seeking protection, and human-rights barrister Robert Tibbo.
  55. ↑ Lee, Danny (18 August 2013). "Asylum seekers 'forced to live in pigeon farm'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 14 December 2014. Asylum-seeker rights group Vision First says it is considering legal action against ISS-HK over the ramshackle buildings.
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