Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Professional conduct of counsel

Legal area

Court

15 Mar 2001

LEUNG CHAK SANG v. LINGNAN UNIVERSITY

Citation

LEUNG CHAK SANG v. LINGNAN UNIVERSITY
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL638/2000

The application for judicial review was dismissed; the court held that the allegation that Dr Lee acted 'rudely' was not material to the judicial review and was inadequately supported in the hearing record, making counsel's repeated in‑court accusation unjustified though likely the result of overzealous advocacy rather than malice, and the earlier critical observations about counsel stand but do not affect the outcome.
30 Mar 1987

CHAN TSAT SAM v. THE URBAN COUNCIL

Citation

CHAN TSAT SAM v. THE URBAN COUNCIL
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMP2304/1986

The judge exercised judicial discretion to grant a limited adjournment because the applicant was without counsel through no fault of his own and would be aggrieved if denied a hearing on the merits, while the prejudice to the respondent was manageable and substitution by another Crown counsel was reasonably practicable; the adjournment was granted on fixed dates with a firm warning against further adjournment.