In the 1910s and 1920s, a Shanghai judge would regularly travel to Hong Kong to sit on the Full Court.

Prior to 1997, the position was known as the Chief Justice, and its holder was the most senior judge in Hong Kong.

On rare occasions, having regard to the public importance of the issue, the Court of Appeal has been constituted by a division of five Judges.

[16] If a case is heard by a two-member bench and the two Judges differ on the outcome, then the lower court's judgment or order will not be disturbed.

[17] In such a situation, any party can apply for the case to be re-heard by an uneven number of Judges in the Court of Appeal.

[22] In November 2022, the court ruled that there are minimum jail sentences for "serious" national security offenses.