18 Mar 2016
RE Mr DAVID PERRY QC
- Citation
- RE Mr DAVID PERRY QC
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP1830/2015
The application was refused because the applicant failed to show sufficient countervailing public interest to outweigh the public interest in maintaining and developing a strong independent local bar for a hearing in the Court of First Instance: the legal issues were not of unusual complexity, existing legal principles are settled so the case is premature to expect substantial jurisprudential development, suitable local counsel are available, and overseas advocacy was not shown to be necessary; the Bar's costs application was also refused because the application did not cross the high thresho…