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Topic

Delay in application

Legal area

Court

13 Jan 2009

RE: WILLIAM ANDREW BREWER III AND OTHERS

Citation

RE: WILLIAM ANDREW BREWER III AND OTHERS
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP2456/2008

Application dismissed because applicants failed to satisfy the cumulative s27(4) requirements—insufficient evidence of comparable qualifications and substantial court advocacy; the primary purpose relied on was to inform the court about factual events in the arbitration (risking witness status) rather than to act as advocate; the arbitration factor did not outweigh these deficiencies; and the unexplained and late application added weight against admission.
19 Nov 2008

RE MR. JAMES KENNETH PICKUP, Q.C.

Citation

RE MR. JAMES KENNETH PICKUP, Q.C.
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP1604/2008

Admission was refused because the applicant failed to demonstrate that the appeal involved unusual difficulty or questions of law of public importance and failed to show reasonable efforts to instruct suitable local leading counsel; the application was also made late, and thus did not satisfy the statutory and case law criteria for admitting overseas counsel under the LPO.