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Topic

Conduct unbefitting a solicitor

Legal area

Court

30 Jun 2015

A SOLICITOR v. THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG

Citation

A SOLICITOR v. THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV182/2014

The Court dismissed the appeal, holding the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal did not err in principle or exercise of discretion: the one-year suspension, three-year practice restriction requiring supervised practice as assistant solicitor, and indemnity costs were justified by repeated, serious breaches of SAR/SPR and consistently obstructive and reprehensible conduct by the solicitor; the Tribunal's orders were not clearly wrong or inappropriate and must stand.
9 Nov 1995

THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG v. A SOLICITOR

Citation

THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG v. A SOLICITOR
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV130/1995

The Court upheld the Tribunal's findings that the monies were clients' money and that the appellant's participation in the passport scheme amounted to conduct unbefitting a solicitor; the appropriate standard for disciplinary findings is the balance of probabilities; the Tribunal's reasons were sufficient; the appeal is dismissed except that the fine must be reduced from HK$100,000 to HK$50,000 because the higher penalty post‑dated the appellant's conduct.