Hearings are conducted in open court before the Court consisting of five judges. Only barristers and solicitor advocates duly assessed to be eligible for higher rights of audience in accordance with the Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap.159) may appear before the Full Court as legal representatives for parties.

The Court hears oral argument on the appeal and renders judgment. The Court will either pronounce a judgment at the conclusion of the hearing and hand down its reasons for judgment on a later date or will reserve judgment and hand down its reasoned decision on a later date. The parties are informed of the date of the handing down of the reasons for judgment or judgment (as the case may be).