4 Apr 1990
RE SOLICITORS OF HONG KONG
- Citation
- RE SOLICITORS OF HONG KONG
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV18/1990
The Court of Appeal held that (1) judicial review applications claiming the civil reliefs under s21K are civil causes or matters so the Court has jurisdiction under s13(2); (2) the warrant complied with the statutory formula in s17(1) and was valid; (3) public interest immunity and ss30 and 30A justified withholding further particulars and precluded interlocutory investigation while confidentiality was needed; and (4) the warrant lawfully limited seizure to unprivileged documents given that documents used in furtherance of a criminal offence attract no legal professional privilege.