THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG V. JIM YIU MING AND ANOTHER (and 1 other)

[2025] HKCA 932 Court of Appeal 16 October 2025 • CACV335/2024; CACV397/2023 • 30 min read
11 cases cited (0 SG, 11 foreign)

Practice Areas

Legal Practitioners Ordinance

Judges (3)

Au Coram Chow Coram Kwan Coram

Counsel (4)

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP Firm Krishnan & Tsang Firm C W Ling Counsel Applicant James H M McGowan Counsel Respondent

Summary

The Law Society of Hong Kong brought disciplinary proceedings against two solicitors, Jim Yiu Ming, in consolidated appeals (CACV 397/2023 and 335/2024) arising from a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal order. The case involved professional misconduct findings against the solicitors. The Court of Appeal determined the appeals.

Statutes Cited

Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap 159)
s 8

Cases Cited (11)

UK (3)
[1994] 1 WLR 512 [2012] EWHC 3251 [2013] EWHC 2130
HK (8)
[1999] 3 HKLRD 406 [2004] 2 HKLRD 490 [2015] 2 HKLRD 802 [2019] HKCA 618 [2023] HKCA 694 [2024] 1 HKLRD 1175 [2024] 3 HKLRD 929 [2024] HKCA 740

Judgment

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Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 932)