3 Nov 2000
DR LAM KWOK PUN v. DENTAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG
- Citation
- DR LAM KWOK PUN v. DENTAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV137/2000
The Council was misdirected by its legal adviser in applying principles from Doughty/Koo inconsistent with the clear wording of s18(2) of the Dentists Registration Ordinance; because the statutory definition governs the offence, the misdirection vitiated the Council's finding of unprofessional conduct and the appeal succeeds.