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HCAL1407/2026
[2026] HKCFI 5215
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW LIST No. 1407 of 2026
BETWEEN
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COUNCIL OF THE HONG KONG BAR ASSOCIATION |
Applicant |
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BARRISTERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL |
Putative |
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Respondent |
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NG NGOI YEE MARGARET |
Putative |
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Interested Party |
Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review
NOTIFICATION of the Judge’s decision (Ord. 53 r. 3)
Following;
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consideration of the documents only; or |
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consideration of the documents and oral submissions by the Applicant
or counsel [ ] in open court; |
Order by The Honourable Madam Justice Au-Yeung:
1. Leave to apply for judicial review granted. The Applicant do file and serve the Originating Summons within 14 days.
2. Applicant is to serve this order and the papers on the putative respondent and putative interested party within 14 days.
3. Leave to each of the respondent and interested party to file and serve affirmation evidence in opposition within 21 days of service on it/her.
4. Leave to the applicant to file and serve affirmation evidence in reply within 14 days thereafter.
5. No further affirmation is to be filed without leave.
6. A hearing for argument is fixed for 9 November 2026 at 10 am, with 3 hours reserved.
7. Liberty to apply.
8. When preparing hearing bundles, written submission and authorities bundles, please use double-sided printing to save paper.
9. Both soft and hard copies of written submission shall be provided to the Court.
10. The Applicant is to provide the written submission at least 7 calendar days before the hearing; the Respondent at least 3 calendar days before the hearing. The Applicant’s reply shall be limited to 2 pages.
11. All submissions shall be of font size 14 and 1.5 line spacing.
Dated 13th day of August 2026
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(Ringo Tam)
for Registrar, High Court
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Where leave to apply has been granted, Applicants and their legal advisers are reminded of their obligation to reconsider the merits of their application in the light of the Respondent’s evidence
Notes for the Applicant:
If leave has been granted, the Applicant or his solicitors must:
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a) serve on the respondent and such interested parties as may be directed by the Court the order granting leave and any directions given within 14 days after the leave was granted(Order 53, rule 4A);
b) issue the originating summons within 14 days after the grant of leave and serve it in accordance with Order 53, rule 5; and
c) supply to every other party copies of every affidavit which the Applicant proposes to use at the hearing, including the affidavit in support of the application for leave (Order 53, rule 6(5)).
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Sent/Handed to the Applicant/
the Applicant’s solicitors on
13/08/2026
Messrs Tony Kan & Co.
Solicitors for the Applicant
Ref. no:
CWD/A25-150899 |
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Sent/Handed to the Respondent/
the Respondent’s solicitors / such interested parties as may be directed by the Court / the interested parties’ solicitors on
13/08/2026
Barristers Disciplinary Tribunal
Putative Respondent
Ref: Nil
Ng Ngoi Yee Margaret
The Putative Interested Party
Ref: Nil |
Form CALL-1
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