SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE V. TIMOTHY WYNN OWEN KC, BAR COUNCIL OF THE HONG KONG BAR ASSOCIATION
12 cases cited
(0 SG, 12 foreign)
Practice Areas
Judges (3)
Counsel (11)
Anthony Chiang & Partners Firm Department of Justice Firm Robertsons Firm Colman Li Counsel Respondent Ernie Tung Counsel Respondent Jat Sew-Tong Counsel Bar Council Of The Hong Kong Bar Association Jonathan Fung Counsel Bar Council Of The Hong Kong Bar Association Martin Ho Counsel Secretary For Justice Rimsky Yuen Counsel Secretary For Justice Robert Pang Counsel Respondent Steven Kwan Counsel Respondent
Summary
The Secretary for Justice sought to admit Timothy Wynn Owen KC, a London barrister, to appear in criminal proceedings in Hong Kong on an ad hoc basis. The key issue was the proper approach to the admission of overseas counsel under section 27(4) of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance. The application raised questions about the circumstances in which overseas counsel should be admitted.
Statutes Cited
Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200)
Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap 159)
Cases Cited (12)
UK (2)
[1983] AC 191 [1984] 1 AC 398
HK (10)
(2002) 5 HKCFAR 356 [1999] 1 HKLRD 506 [2014] 1 HKLRD 627 [2016] 2 HKLRD 647 [2016] 3 HKLRD 412 [2019] HKCFI 140 [2021] 2 HKLRD 645 [2022] HKCA 1689 [2022] HKCA 1751 [2022] HKCFI 3233
Judgment
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Read on HKLIISource: HKLII ([2022] HKCFA 23)