2 Dec 2022
SHAHID MUHAMMAD v. THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS CO (1933) LTD
- Citation
- [2022] HKDC 1410
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCPI527/2020
The solicitor in charge (Mr Dherraj Suresh Mohnani) acted unreasonably and breached his duty as an officer of the court by continuing to pursue a personal injury claim that was objectively hopeless and contradicted by disclosed CCTV evidence, failing to exercise independent professional judgment or cease acting, partially disclosing privileged advice without adequate explanation and failing to disclose who funded the litigation or the plaintiff's means to pay; accordingly a wasted costs order was made absolute against him and directions were given for summary assessment of the defendant's cos…