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Article: The law of attraction: How similarity between judges and lawyers helps win cases in the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal
Title | The law of attraction: How similarity between judges and lawyers helps win cases in the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal |
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Keywords | Courts Hong Kong Law and economics Lawyers Similarity |
Issue Date | 2021 |
Citation | International Review of Law and Economics, 2021, v. 65, article no. 105944 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This article examines a new dimension of similarity, namely education and workplace similarity between lawyers and judges, and its impact on judicial outcomes. It builds on the similarity literature in law and economics, and uses the case study of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal to explore whether judges tend to decide in favor of parties represented by lawyers who are “similar” to them in terms of shared educational backgrounds or workplaces. Our findings show that lawyers who are more similar to judges perform significantly better in terms of winning cases. This association remains when controlling for lawyer, judge, and panel effects. The results point to the importance of social interactions inside and outside the courtroom on judicial decision-making, and prompt reflection regarding court design. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/309276 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 0.9 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.491 |
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dc.contributor.author | Verhagen, Mark D. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yam, Julius | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-12-15T03:59:53Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-12-15T03:59:53Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | International Review of Law and Economics, 2021, v. 65, article no. 105944 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0144-8188 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/309276 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This article examines a new dimension of similarity, namely education and workplace similarity between lawyers and judges, and its impact on judicial outcomes. It builds on the similarity literature in law and economics, and uses the case study of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal to explore whether judges tend to decide in favor of parties represented by lawyers who are “similar” to them in terms of shared educational backgrounds or workplaces. Our findings show that lawyers who are more similar to judges perform significantly better in terms of winning cases. This association remains when controlling for lawyer, judge, and panel effects. The results point to the importance of social interactions inside and outside the courtroom on judicial decision-making, and prompt reflection regarding court design. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Review of Law and Economics | - |
dc.subject | Courts | - |
dc.subject | Hong Kong | - |
dc.subject | Law and economics | - |
dc.subject | Lawyers | - |
dc.subject | Similarity | - |
dc.title | The law of attraction: How similarity between judges and lawyers helps win cases in the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.irle.2020.105944 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85097377998 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 65 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | article no. 105944 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | article no. 105944 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000761628200003 | - |