A Solicitor v. The Law Society of Hong Kong

Read the full judgment text of CACV 20/2014 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 2 April 2015.

Cites 2 cases

Case No.CACV 20/2014
Court
Court of Appeal
Date02 Apr 2015
Judge
Case Document
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CACV 20/2014
and CACV 78/2014
(Heard together)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF APPEAL

CIVIL APPEAL NO. 20 OF 2014

(ON APPEAL FROM AN ORDER MADE BY THE SOLICITORS

DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL DATED 17TH DAY OF JANUARY 2014)

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IN THE MATTER of Disciplinary Proceeding against a Solicitor
and
IN THE MATTER of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance, Cap 159

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BETWEEN
  A SOLICITOR Appellant
  and
  THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG Respondent

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF APPEAL

CIVIL APPEAL NO. 78 OF 2014

(ON APPEAL FROM AN ORDER MADE BY THE SOLICITORS

DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL DATED 17TH DAY OF JANUARY 2014)

________________________

IN THE MATTER of a Solicitor
and
IN THE MATTER of Section 13(1) of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance, Cap 159

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BETWEEN
  THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG Appellant
  and
  A SOLICITOR Respondent

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(Heard together)

Before : Hon Lam VP, Barma and McWalters JJA in Court
Date of Hearing : 3 March 2015
Date of Judgment : 2 April 2015

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CORRIGENDUM

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Please note the following corrigendum in the Judgment dated 2 April 2015:-

On page 37, at the end of the Judgment, “Mr Jason Karas, Solicitor Advocate of Stephenson Harwood” should read “Mr Jason Karas, Solicitor Advocate instructed by Stephenson Harwood”.

Dated this 28th day of May 2015

  (Connie Au Yeung)
  Clerk to Hon Lam VP