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Medical regulation [2026] HKCA 31

DR. CHU KIN WAH v. THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG

The Court of Appeal dismissed a doctor’s appeal against findings of professional misconduct arising from post-operative management and a July 2016 foreign-body issue.

  • Professional misconduct
  • Standards of care
  • Sanctions
  • Evidentiary review
  • Procedural fairness
  • Appeal standard of review
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Family law [2026] HKCA 18

NPYJ v. SMRC

The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal, dismissed new evidence and stay applications, and upheld paper determination of expert issues in a child custody dispute.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Parental alienation
  • Expert evidence and cross-examination
  • Admission of fresh evidence (ladd v marshall; o 59 r 10(2))
  • Child custody and care and control
  • Case management
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Administrative law [2025] HKCFI 5383

CHEUNG TAT MING ERIC v. THE COUNCIL OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG

The Court of First Instance dismissed a judicial review of the Law Society Council’s referral of a solicitor to the SDT, holding the departure from normal procedure was justified and no apparent bias or bad faith was shown.

  • Procedural fairness
  • Apparent bias
  • Conflict of interest
  • Delegation of powers
  • Legitimate expectation
  • Disciplinary referral under section 9a lpo
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Professional discipline [2025] HKCA 932

THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG v. JIM YIU MING AND ANOTHER

The Court of Appeal replaced fines with suspensions for two solicitors after serious systemic accounting breaches, and upheld the disciplinary conditions imposed.

  • Suspension versus fines
  • Accounting irregularities
  • Practising certificate conditions
  • Public protection
  • Statutory limits on conditions
  • Solicitors' accounts rules
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Professional discipline [2025] HKCA 932

THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG v. JIM YIU MING AND ANOTHER

The Court of Appeal substituted fines with suspension for two solicitors after serious accounting breaches, upheld practice conditions, and dismissed the respondents’ appeal.

  • Sanctions and sentencing in professional disciplinary proceedings
  • Solicitors' accounts rules compliance
  • Practising conditions and statutory limits under legal practitioners ordinance
  • Appeal standard 'clearly wrong'
  • Professional-discipline
  • Solicitors-accounts-rules
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Administrative law [2025] HKCFI 4151

ABC v. LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG

Judicial review over SDT complaint status partly succeeded: the court held the complainant remained a party under the SDT Rules, but refused to let him appoint prosecutors.

  • Solicitors disciplinary tribunal
  • Legal practitioners ordinance s9a
  • Procedural status of complainant
  • Legal professional privilege
  • Prosecutorial duties
  • Delay and extension
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Administrative law [2025] HKCFI 3535

CHU KWOK YIU, WILSON v. THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE OF THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG

The High Court dismissed judicial review of the Medical Council PIC’s refusal to refer a complaint about Sunitinib treatment for HCC and consent.

  • Wednesbury unreasonableness
  • Preliminary investigation committee screening
  • Informed consent
  • Off-label drug use
  • Expert evidence assessment
  • Wednesbury-unreasonableness
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Medical professional regulation [2025] HKCA 616

DR LEUNG KA LAU v. THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG

The Court of Appeal dismissed Dr Leung Ka Lau’s application for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal, holding the proposed questions were not reasonably arguable or properly raised.

  • Professional misconduct
  • Advertising restrictions
  • Freedom of expression
  • Interpretation of professional code
  • Constitutional challenge
  • Professional-misconduct
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Professional discipline [2025] HKCA 545

RODERICK MILLER v. THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG

Court of Appeal fixed the Law Society’s costs at HKD 800,000, allowed Mr Miller HKD 288,321 for the appeal, and ordered monthly instalments of HKD 4,000.

  • Summary assessment of costs
  • Reasonable contribution
  • Indemnity principle
  • Impecuniosity and payment by instalments
  • Costs set-off
  • Practice directions compliance
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