THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG V. MARK TAYLOR SIMPSON QC V. BAR COUNCIL OF THE HONG KONG BAR ASSOCIATION AND ANOTHER (and 1 other)
4 cases cited
(0 SG, 4 foreign)
Practice Areas
Judges (3)
Counsel (9)
Anthony Chiang & Partners Firm Herbert Smith Freehills Firm Karas LLP Firm Anthony Chan Counsel Bar Council Of The Hong Kong Bar Association Charles Manzoni Counsel Law Society Of Hong Kong Gladys Li Counsel Bar Council Of The Hong Kong Bar Association Jason Karas Counsel Applicant Simon Chapman Counsel Law Society Of Hong Kong Stewart Wong Counsel Bar Council Of The Hong Kong Bar Association
Summary
Applications for leave to appeal concerning the admission of an overseas Queen's Counsel, Mark Taylor Simpson QC, to appear in Hong Kong proceedings. The Law Society sought leave in one application and Simpson QC in another, raising questions about the proper approach to ad hoc admission of overseas counsel. Leave to appeal was refused in both applications.
Statutes Cited
Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap 159)
Cases Cited (4)
HK (4)
(2003) 6 HKCFAR 397 [2019] 5 HKLRD 441 [2021] 1 HKLRD 715 [2021] HKCA 450
Judgment
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Read on HKLIISource: HKLII ([2021] HKCFA 25)