Read the full judgment text of HCMP 005490/2000 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 8 November 2000 before Cheung J.
Civil procedure – admission of overseas counsel – application to be approved, admitted and enrolled as a barrister of the High Court of Hong Kong for the purpose of a particular case – Legal Practitioners Ordinance Cap.159 – principles and guidelines for admission of overseas counsel – Re Flesch QC & Another [1999] 1 HKLRD 506 – public interest in developing Hong Kong jurisprudence – cases likely to reach Court of Final Appeal – Re A Barrister [2000] 2 HKLRD 752 distinguished – judicial review of Housing Authority's decision to remove contractor from approved list – WTO Agreement on Public Procurement – novel point of Hong Kong law – overseas counsel specialist in public law and procurement – application granted.
Legal issues: Admission of overseas counsel for a particular case
Outcome: Application granted; Mr Pleming QC approved for admission as a barrister of the High Court of Hong Kong for the purpose of the particular case.
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