24 Oct 2002
DR IP WING KIN v. THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG
- Citation
- DR IP WING KIN v. THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV627/2001
The Court held that the Medical Council was entitled to accept the patient's credible evidence and expert evidence that extensive genital warts would not have been missed by the other clinicians; on that factual basis the appellant's definitive diagnosis and immediate treatment recommendation constituted a falling short of the standards expected of doctors and therefore amounted to misconduct in a professional respect under s.21(1)(b); the appeal was dismissed and the Council's reprimand and publication order was upheld.