Legal Practitioners Ordinance

10 cases · July 2021 to October 2025

Case Volume by Year

1

21

1

22

1

23

1

24

6

25

2021–2025

Key Issues & Sub-Topics

s 27(4) 2 s 8 1 s 2(2) 1 s 10(2)(e) 1 s 9A(1) 1

s 27(4) 2 cases

[2022] HKCFA 23 SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE V. TIMOTHY WYNN OWEN KC, BAR COUNCIL OF THE HONG KONG BAR ASSOCIATION

28 November 2022

[2021] HKCFA 25 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)

s 8 1 case

[2025] HKCA 932 THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG V. JIM YIU MING AND ANOTHER (and 1 other)

16 October 2025

s 2(2) 1 case

[2025] HKCA 676 THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG V. SHAM YICK CHUN GARY AND OTHERS

s 10(2)(e) 1 case

[2025] HKCA 545 RODERICK MILLER V. THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG

s 9A(1) 1 case

[2025] HKCA 313 THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG V. CHAN DORIS KA YEE, FORMERLY A CLERK OF MESSRS CHAN, WONG & YIP, SOLICITORS

Key Statutes

Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap 159)

cited in 10 cases

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

cited in 4 cases

cited in 2 cases

Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200)

cited in 2 cases

Magistrates Ordinance

cited in 1 case

Homicide Ordinance

cited in 1 case

Marriage Ordinance

cited in 1 case

Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap 1)

cited in 1 case

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap 383)

cited in 1 case

High Court Ordinance (Cap 4)

cited in 1 case

District Court Ordinance (Cap 336)

cited in 1 case

Arbitration Ordinance (Cap 609)

cited in 1 case

Immigration Ordinance (Cap 115)

cited in 1 case

Matrimonial Causes Ordinance (Cap 179)

cited in 1 case

Evidence Ordinance (Cap 8)

cited in 1 case

Court Distribution

HKCA 10 HKCFA 6

Key People & Firms

Top Judges

Fok 4 Chow 4 Ribeiro 3 Cheung 3 Kwan 3

Top Firms

Anthony Chiang & Partners 2 Department of Justice 2 Deacons 2 Karas LLP 1 Herbert Smith Freehills 1

Top Lawyers

Benjamin Yu 2 C W Ling 2 Charles Manzoni 1 Stewart Wong 1 Gladys Li 1

Cases

[2025] HKCA 932

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

16 October 2025

[2025] HKCA 676

THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG V. SHAM YICK CHUN GARY AND OTHERS

[2025] HKCA 545

RODERICK MILLER V. THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG

[2025] HKCA 495

MARK RICHARD CHARLTON SUTHERLAND V. CRB (A FIRM)

[2025] HKCA 337

MAKHSSIAN TRAJAN VAHE V. MAYER BROWN JSM, MAYER BROWN INTERNATIONAL LLP ALIAS MAYER BROWN, ASSOSIATE SIMON AU MING, DAVID MCKELLAR SUED AS "AVOCATE SOLICITOR, DAVID MCKELLAR"

[2025] HKCA 313

THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG V. CHAN DORIS KA YEE, FORMERLY A CLERK OF MESSRS CHAN, WONG & YIP, SOLICITORS

[2024] HKCFA 24

HKSAR V. NG NGOI YEE MARGARET (吳靄儀) (D3) (and 4 others)

[2023] HKCFA 34

LI CHIU WAH JOSEPH V. HONG KONG SOCIETY OF NOTARIES

31 October 2023

[2022] HKCFA 23

SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE V. TIMOTHY WYNN OWEN KC, BAR COUNCIL OF THE HONG KONG BAR ASSOCIATION

28 November 2022

[2021] HKCFA 25

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)