Hong Kong Case Law

28 Mar 2013

RE MR JOHN BERESFORD WILLIAM MCDONNELL QC

Citation

RE MR JOHN BERESFORD WILLIAM MCDONNELL QC

Court

Court of First Instance

Case number

HCMP503/2013

Application refused because the applicant failed to demonstrate recent and relevant criminal jury-trial expertise necessary to lead the defence in a complex 60-day forgery trial; equality of arms did not outweigh the absence of required experience and the existence or approachability of local senior counsel, and the applicant failed to discharge the burden of proof for admission.

• Admission of foreign/overseas counsel
• Equality of arms
• Unusual difficulty or complexity ground
• Relevance of recent criminal experience
• Delay and self-created situations