12 Jul 1996
In re v. THOMAS, ROBERT NEVILLE Q.C.
- Citation
- In re v. THOMAS, ROBERT NEVILLE Q.C.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP2063/1996
The application was refused because the appeal did not involve such unusual difficulty or specialist knowledge as to necessitate admission of a London silk, and criticism of local counsel alone is not sufficient justification for admitting overseas counsel.
- Admission of overseas counsel
- Section 27 legal practitioners ordinance
- Criteria for granting leave to foreign counsel
- Standards for criticizing local counsel