19 Dec 1986
RE A BARRISTER
- Citation
- RE A BARRISTER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP2499/1986
Socialising and close association between counsel and the presiding judge during the course of a trial, including shared accommodation, gambling and exchange of money, creates a significant risk of prejudicing public confidence and goes beyond acceptable limits of bench‑bar conduct; such conduct constitutes professional misconduct warranting censure, publication and costs.