In August 2024, Lam and fellow former Stand News editor Chung Pui-kuen were under a colonial-era sedition law of "conspiracy to publish and reproduce seditious publications" by Hong Kong District Court Judge Kwok Wai-Kin.[4] The trial was the first against members of the media since the 1997 Hong Kong handover.[5][6] In September 2024, Lam was sentenced to 10 months in prison.[7]
Former governor of Hong Kong Chris Patten described the convictions as "a dark day for press freedom" in Hong Kong.[8] The arrests were criticized by Amnesty International's China Director Sarah Brooks, who described them as ‘jailed for doing their job’.[9]