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Hong Kong Case Law

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  • 12 Nov 2021

    RE LEE GU LAN FRANCESCA

    Citation
    [2021] HKCFI 3335
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMP1698/2021

    The judge exercised case management discretion to refuse the summons permitting family and friends to attend the applicant's admission hearing by VCF; the decision rested on balancing public health-driven attendance limits, the ceremonial and solemn nature of admission hearings (where open justice principles apply with less force), practical difficulties with partial remote attendance, distinctions with other jurisdictions, and the need for wider consultation and considered policy before any general broadcast or routine VCF option is implemented.

  • 28 Dec 1973

    TAIKOO SWIRE LTD v. AU WAI HUNG AND OTHERS

    Citation
    TAIKOO SWIRE LTD v. AU WAI HUNG AND OTHERS
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCCJ3089/1973

    The ex parte application was denied because statutory provisions and established District Court practice restrict right of audience to persons qualified under the Legal Practitioners Ordinance and there were no exceptional circumstances to justify allowing an Australian qualified but not locally admitted solicitor to appear professionally on behalf of a firm; the Court is bound by the existing ruling of Cons. J. and would have notified the Law Society before departing from local practice.