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1. Mr Ford, the "cross-appellant", is a barrister who was in practice in Hong Kong. On 16 February 1993 he received instructions to act for the China Light & Power Co Ltd ("CLP", the 1st plaintiff/appellant) in an inquest into the death of two persons killed in an explosion at one of CLP's power stations managed by the Castle Peak Power Company Limited (CAPCO, the 2nd plaintiff/appellant). The explosion occurred on 28 August 1992. The inquest opened on 19 April 1993. On 15 May 1993 Mr Ford's ins